The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

Don't fire 'til YOU SEE THE REDS OF THEIR EYES!

Sgt. O'Farrell an Army soldier on an island in the South Pacific during World War II is trying to bring the two basics of life to his fellow servicemen, women and beer. The supply ship carrying the beer is torpedoed and the contingent of nurses consists of six males and ugly nurse Nellie Krause. If he could at least try to salvage the shipment of beer.

Comedy War

Bob Hope

(Sgt. Dan O'Farrell)

Phyllis Diller

(Nurse Nellie Krause)

Jeffrey Hunter

(Lt. (J.G.) Lyman P. Jones)

Mylène Demongeot

(Gabby)

Gina Lollobrigida

(Maria)

John Myhers

(Lt. Comdr. Roger Snavely)

Mako

(Calvin Coolidge Ishimura)

Henry Wilcoxon

(Rear Admiral Arthur L. Stokes)

Dick Sargent

(Capt. Elwood Prohaska)

Christopher Dark

(Pvt. George Strongbow)

Michael Burns

(Pvt. Johnny Bannon)

William Wellman Jr.

(Cpl. Kennedy)

Robert Donner

(Marine Pvt. Ogg)

Jack Grinnage

(Pvt. Roberts)

William Christopher

(Pvt. Jake Schultz)

Bing Crosby

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Edith Fellows

(Self (clip from "Pennies from Heaven"))