Directed by Henry Hathaway Written by John W. Hazard   Richard Murphy   Cast Gary Cooper ... Lt. John W. Harkness Jane Greer ... Ellie C. Harkness Millard Mitchell ... George Larrabee Eddie Albert ... Lt. Bill Barron John McIntire ... Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds Ray Collins ... Rear Adm. L.C. Tennant Harry von Zell ... Capt. 'Danny' Eliot (as Harry Von Zell) Jack Webb ... Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo Richard Erdman ... Ens. Chuck Dorrance Harvey Lembeck ... Norelli Henry Slate ... Chief Engineer Ryan Ed Begley ... Port Commander Uncredited Cast Charles Bronson ... Wascylewski Herman Cantor ... Naval Captain James Conaty ... Officer at Officer's Club James Cornell ... New Boy - Sailor Johnny Dugan ... Crew Member Franklyn Farnum ... Officer Introducing Admiral Tennant Joel Fluellen ... Officer's Club Waiter Glen Gordon ... Shore Patrolman Kenneth Harvey ... Crew Member Jerry Hausner ... Crew Member Laurence Hugo ... Shore Patrolman Bernard Kates ... Tugboat Sailor William F. Leicester ... Chief Petty Officer Rory Mallinson ... Lieutenant Commander Lee Marvin ... Radio Man Biff McGuire ... Sailor Messenger John McGuire ... Naval Commander Norman McKay ... Admiral's Aide Bill McLean ... Crew Member F. Ben Miller ... Crew Member George Nader ... Crew Member Damian O'Flynn ... Doctor Elsa Peterson ... Admiral's Wife Fay Roope ... Carrier Admiral Charles Smith ... Crew Member Ted Stanhope ... Naval Officer Charles Tannen ... Houlihan Jack Warden ... Tommy Morse Produced by Fred Kohlmar   Original Music by Cyril J. Mockridge

Additional Info Premiere: February 23, 1951 DVD Release: May 23, 2006 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Alternate Titles U.S.S. Teakettle Production Companies Twentieth Century Fox Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1951) (USA) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.3 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #9,440 / 20,906 Site Ranking #9,436 Blood Of The Tribades (2016) #9,437 All Dirt Roads Taste Of Salt (2023) #9,438 Demented (1980) #9,439 Ringers: Lord Of The Fans (2005) #9,440 You're In The Navy Now (1951) #9,441 Graveyard Disturbance (1987) #9,442 Disney's Doug: Season 2 (1997) #9,443 Disney's Doug: Season 1 (1996) #9,444 Disney's Doug: Season 3 (1998)