Movie typography from dont give up the ship 1959, directed by norman taurog, starring jerry lewis, dina merrill, diana spencer, mickey shaughnessy. Lewis is a lieutenant in the navy during the present day. Motherships, often vessels previously hijacked by pirates, are being used to bring pirate skiff s hundreds of miles off the coast to target commercial vessels and fi shing. While i would never say that don t give up the ship was no work of genius, it is a mostly pleasant little film. Released 1959, dont give up the ship stars jerry lewis, dina merrill, diana spencer the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Dont give up the ship is a 1959 american blackandwhite u. Don t give up the ship is a 1959 american blackandwhite u. The story line is about a ship that has been lost and the officer responsible for it before it went missing. The movie,or most of itwas filmed aboard the uss gregory dd802. Read about the dont give up the ship dvd and browse other dvd movies. Dont give up the ship 1959 movie posters cinematerial. Comedy legend jerry lewis the nutty professor stars as a newlywed naval officer whisked away from his honeymoon. Dont give up the ship idioms by the free dictionary. Dont give up the ship stars jerry lewis as a navy officer who is whisked away from his honeymoon by a senate investigating committee.
Wallis, directed by norman taurog, that stars jerry lewis and costars dina merrill, diana spencer, claude akins, robert middleton, gale gordon, and mickey shaughnessy. Wallis two final movies under an older, preexisting contract. Financial analysis of dont give up the ship 1959 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. With the help of an exsailor from the kornblatt mickey shaughnessy, jerry locates the wreckage of the ship, tracing the responsibility of its disappearance to the investigating committee chairman gale gordon. Navy comedy film from paramount pictures, produced by hal b. Watch dont give up the ship online 1959 movie yidio. While don t give up the ship was raking up at the box office, lewis had one of his few flop ventures during this period, a tv version of the al jolson classic, the jazz singer 1927. Nothing like the good old black and white movies,i think this is one of jerry lewis best. Anyone can use the pool, you don t have to be a guest of the grand islander or islander inn.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Cliff weston 1935 shipmates, stand together don t give up the ship fair or stormy weather we won t give up we won t give up the ship friends and pals forever its a long, long trip if you have to. The navy expects a veteran jerry lewis to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return. Dont give up the ship film, a 1959 comedy dont give up the ship. Dont give up the ship trailer turner classic movies.
The navy expects a veteran to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return. While every movie featuring jerry lewis is good by definition, the postdino, prebellboy years are not my preferred era. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24. Dont give up the ship the 1959 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. I have been waiting for a long time to get hold of this movie. The real, shameful story behind dont give up the ship. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Robert middleton, gale gordon, claude akins, norman taurog. Jerry lewis, dina merrill, diana spencer, mickey shaughnessy. Stream, buy dont give up the ship is available to watch and stream, buy on demand at amazon, vudu. Jun 01, 2010 the words of lawrences last spoken command soon became a battle cry throughout the american fleet, most famously as the motto emblazoning oliver hazard perrys battle flag at the battle of lake erie. Can lieutenant john steckler find the ship and give it up before he loses his.
Dont give up the ship 1959 directed by norman taurog. Dont give up the ship 1959 dvd kino lorber home video. Watch dont give up the ship movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. Don t give up the ship stars jerry lewis as a navy officer who is whisked away from his honeymoon by a senate investigating committee. Naval history blog blog archive dont give up the ship. Lewis changed the story but not the title to that of a young jewish man who turns his back on a religious career to become not a singer but a comic. Behind the iconic american slogan, a military lossand a pr win by tom halsted globe correspondent, may 19, 20, 12. While i would never say that dont give up the ship was no work of genius, it is a mostly pleasant little film. Once helped below, lying on the surgeons table and informed of the british sailors boarding above, he then called out, then blow her up. There were only a handful of people on wednesday and thursday afternoons. John paul steckler was the junior officer aboard a destroyer when wwii ended. While lewis did occasionally mug and overplay things very badly, for the most part its a decent little timepasser.
Dont give up the ship 07032017 lakodabluedingo archive jan 20, politics leave a comment in july 1863 the usa beat back the secessionist confederacy at gettysburg when lee made more blunders than one general should be allowed to make. He gets stuck with the job of sailing the ship to the states to be decommissioned. Dont give up the ship 1959 stream and watch online. Dont give up the ship 1959 jerry lewis the movie title. Watch dont give up the ship online watch online anytime. Gallery of 15 movie poster and cover images for dont give up the ship 1959. If youve never seen a jerry lewis film before this is a pretty good example of one. Men carried him below, and his crew was overwhelmed by a british boarding party shortly afterward. The committee would like to know what happened to the u.
May 29, 20 it was here that he gave, repeatedly, his famous command, dont give up the ship. James lawrence died of his wounds on 4 june 18, while his captors directed chesapeake to halifax, nova scotia. If only prudence, to whom he just got married, could understand why he isnt there for his honeymoon. Jerry lewis, dina merrill, diana spencer, mickey shaughnessy, robert middleton, gale gordon, claude akins, norman taurog. Notable supporting actors are dina merrill, robert middleton, gale gordon, claude akins, mabel albertson, diana spencer, and mickey shaughnessy. Kornblatt, the battleship lewis had commandeered during the war. Dont give up the ship, bluray, comedyclassic, 738329211400. Definition of don t give up the ship in the idioms dictionary. Don t give up the ship, the dying command of james lawrence in 18 aboard uss chesapeake don t give up the ship, words on the battle flag of oliver hazard perry aboard uss niagara in the same year and also the name of a documentary video series by kurt sahlmann. I was aboard the gregory when it was filmed and participated in the filming as an extra. Despite his crews humiliating surrender to hms shannon, the exhortation of uss chesapeakes dying captain, james lawrence, became a rallying cry of the war of 1812. Dont give up the ship 1959 movie moviefone the navy expects a veteran jerry lewis to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.