John Paul Steckler VII (Jerry) is dragged out of bed on his wedding night and brought before a Navy board of inquiry. It seems that a ship that Lewis commanded during WW II can't be found, and unless Lewis can prove that he returned it, he'll have to pay for it. In flashback we see Lewis bumbling his way through the war. Finally it is revealed that the ship was accidentally used for target practice and sunk; when Lewis scuba dives down to the wreck and brings back a piece of it, he is exonerated and allowed to consummate his marriage with Prudence (Spencer).

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Don't Give Up the Ship (1959). USA. Black and White. Produced by: Hal B. Wallis. Released by: Paramount Pictures. Language: English Genre: Comedy. Runtime: 89 min. Directed by Norman Taurog. Cast (in alphabetical order): Claude Akins.... Lt. Comdr. Farber. Mabel Albertson.... Mrs. Trabert. Gale Gordon.... Congressman Mandeville. Jerry Lewis.... John Paul Steckler VII. Dina Merrill.... Ensign Benson. Robert Middleton.... Adm. Bludde. Hugh Sanders.... Adm. Rogers. Richard Shannon.... Comdr. Cross. Mickey Shaughnessy.... Stan Wychinski. Diana Spencer.... Prudence Trabert. Chuck Wassil.... Comdr. Craig. Written by Herbert Baker, Edmund Beloin, Henry Garson. Cinematography by Haskell B. Boggs. Music by Walter Scharf. Film Editing by Warren Low. Produced by Hal B. Wallis. Other crew John P. Fulton (I).... special effects. Hal Pereira.... art director. Walter H. Tyler.... art director.