"The Navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return."
Jerry Lewis
as John Paul Steckler I / John Paul Steckler IV / John Paul Steckler VII
Dina Merrill
as Ens. Rita J. Benson
Diana Spencer
as Prudence Trabert Steckler
Mickey Shaughnessy
as Stan Wychinski
Robert Middleton
as Vice Adm. Philo Tecumseh Bludde
Gale Gordon
as Congressman Mandeville
Mabel Albertson
as Mrs. Trabert
Claude Akins
as Lt. Cmdr. Farber
Hugh Sanders
as Adm. Rogers
Richard Shannon
as Cmdr. Cross
Chuck Wassil
as Cmdr. Craig
Burt Metcalfe
as Lt. Bond
Pamela Duncan
as Lt. Ward
Karl Lukas
as Dugan
George Sasaki
as Asian Crewman (uncredited)
Martin Smith
as Officer (uncredited)
Norman Taurog
Director
Edmund Beloin
Screenplay
Henry Garson
Ellis Kadison
Story
Herbert Baker
Murray Young
Grip
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Walter H. Tyler
Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Second Unit Director
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Haskell B. Boggs
Director of Photography
Edith Head
Costume Design
Gene Merritt
Sound Recordist
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
Winston H. Leverett
Ray Moyer
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Jack Mintz
Dialogue Coach
Paul Nathan
Associate Producer
Walter Scharf
Original Music Composer
