McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
Cast & Crew
Edward J. Montagne
Joe Flynn
Tim Conway
Bob Hastings
Gary Vinson
Billy Sands
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Synopsis
As Captain Binghamton departs for Brisbane, his torpedo boat, PT-116, springs a mysterious leak and sinks. He is forced to use PT-73, in the charge of Ensign Parker in the absence of McHale, the skipper. In Brisbane, Binghamton restricts the crew to the boat, but they are befriended by the crew of a nearby Russian merchant vessel. The Russians try to use PT-73 to smuggle Australian whiskey. In the midst of an aimless celebration in which both crews participate, two Russian NKVD officers come aboard. After mixups involving uniforms, Lieut. Wilbur Harkness, pilot son of an Army Air Force general officer, is found in a Russian outfit and is carted away as a spy. Parker, who has replaced his Soviet togs with the nearest uniform--Wilbur's--is forced to impersonate Wilbur and is given the rank of Army captain. Later, while in a control tower with WAC "Smitty" Smith, Parker accidentally turns on the air raid warning at the very moment a Japanese air squadron is about to make a sneak attack. For his heroism, Parker is again promoted--to Army major. When he and Binghamton are suspended in their jeep in midair by an airplane, they spot a Japanese fleet; and with an early warning, they aid an Allied victory. Parker becomes a national hero--despite the protests of Lieutenant Harkness, now released--and speeds his way to Washington to be decorated by President Roosevelt.
Director
Edward J. Montagne
Cast
Joe Flynn
Tim Conway
Bob Hastings
Gary Vinson
Billy Sands
Edson Stroll
John Wright
Gavin Macleod
Yoshio Yoda
Tom Tully
Susan Silo
Henry Beckman
Ted Bessell
Jean Hale
Cliff Norton
Willis Bouchey
Berkeley Harris
Jacques Aubuchon
Len Lesser
Henry Corden
Jack Bernardi
Norman Leavitt
Joe Ploski
Andy Albin
Clay Tanner
Tony Franke
Crew
Larry Barbier
George Bisk
Bob Burkett
Earl N. Crain Sr.
Robert M. Crawford
Perry Devore
Ann Ehrhart
Jerry Fielding
Larry Germain
Alexander Golitzen
Jack Hamilton
William Harmon
Ben Hawkins
Jim Hilbert
Dorothy Hughes
Jerry Josephsen
Patrick Kennedy
Russell Kimball
Ted Landon
Lionel Lindon
John Mccarthy Jr.
Michael Messinger
Rolf Miller
Edward J. Montagne
Edward Muhl
John Fenton Murray
James S. Redd
Si Rose
Roland Skeete
Wes Thompson
Waldon O. Watson
Sam E. Waxman
Bud Westmore
Louis Williman
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Copyright length: 93 min. This is a sequel to McHale's Navy, q. v.; both films were inspired by the ABC television series McHale's Navy.
