Sgt. Dan O'Farrell
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The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, and Jeffrey Hunter. It was the final film for Tashlin, who died in 1972.
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell: Directed by Frank Tashlin. With Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Jeffrey Hunter, Mylène Demongeot. During WW2, Sgt. O'Farrell's Pacific unit is demoralized when a Japanese submarine torpedoes an American supply ship containing beer.
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- Comedy, War
- Frank Tashlin
- 1968-05-08
Fearing for his men's morale after a beer boat is sunk off Funapee Atoll during World War II, M. Sgt. Dan O'Farrell persuades Army Capt. Elwood Prohaska to import a battalion of beautiful nurses from the United States.
- Frank Tashlin, Kurt Neumann
- Bob Hope
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.
The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell. A World War II officer attempts to raise the morale of his men by recovering a torpedoed cargo boat loaded with beer.
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- Frank Tashlin
- G
- Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller, Gina Lollobrigida
A 1968 comedy film starring Bob Hope as an Army sergeant who tries to get beer from a sunken ship during World War II. Roger Ebert criticizes the film for relying too much on verbal humor and neglecting the visual possibilities of film.
Bob Hope stars as Sgt. O’Farrell in this seaworthy comedy about a wayward Japanese torpedo that’s hit a cargo ship full of beer. O’Farrell takes it upon himself to “rescue” the lager while delivering some nurses to his officers.
