Don't Go Near the Water
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Don't Go Near the Water

Duration:
107 min
Genres:
Adventure | Comedy | Romance | War
IMDB rate:
6.3
Director:
Charles Walters
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Filming Locations: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Gia Scala
Melora Alba
Earl Holliman
Adam Garrett
Anne Francis
Lt. Alice Tomlen
Keenan Wynn
Gordon Ripwell
Fred Clark
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton T. Nash
Eva Gabor
Deborah Aldrich
Russ Tamblyn
Ens. Tyson
Jeff Richards
Lt. Ross Pendleton
Mickey Shaughnessy
Farragut Jones
Howard Smith
Adm. Junius Boatwright
Romney Brent
Mr. Alba - Melora's Father
Mary Wickes
Janie
Jack Straw
Lt. Cmdr. Gladstone
Robert Nichols
Lt. Cmdr. Hereford
John Alderson
Lt. Cmdr. Diplock
Jack Albertson
Rep. George Jansen
Charles Watts
Rep. Arthur Smithfield
'King Kong' Kashey
Native (as King Kong uncredited)
Hugh Boswell
Jerry Wakely (uncredited)
Lowell Brown
Flag Lieutenant (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
Lt. Cmdr. Flaherty (uncredited)
Don Burnett
Lt. Hepburn (uncredited)
John L. Cason
Seabee Metkoff (uncredited)
Jerado Decordovier
Native (uncredited)
John Dennis
Cpl. Donohue (uncredited)
Richard Gardner
Sailor (uncredited)
Ike Gibson
Lt. Cmdr. Pratt (uncredited)
William Joyce
Lt. Boone (uncredited)
Mailoa Kalili
Native (uncredited)
Gregg Martell
Boatswain (uncredited)
Tom Mayton
Yeoman (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
Mr. Seguro (uncredited)
David Sharpe
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Mike Steen
Marine Orderly (uncredited)
Audrey Swanson
Nurse (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Officer at Dance (uncredited)
Steve Warren
Seaman Flaherty (uncredited)
Wilson Wood
Yeoman (uncredited)
Goofs
When Ensign Tyson (Russ Tamblyn)first proclaims he's an ensign, he is clearly wearing silver bars, the insignia of a lieutenant, junior grade. An ensign wears gold bars--known familiarly as "chocolate bars."
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Farragut Jones has his insignia, commonly called his crow, on the wrong sleeve.
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During the sequence where they're building the recreation hall, one of the guys taking part in the construction is seen wearing a Milwaukee Braves baseball cap. The Braves didn't move from Boston to Milwaukee until 1953.
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Quotes
Ens. Tyson: You know, she knows darn well that little piece of black lace is showin' up above her shirt.
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Lt. Alice Tomlen: Good evening, lieutenant.
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Lt. Ross Pendleton: [describing the running of the grunion] During this time of the year the slippery little creatures come up on the beach, stop, spawn, then go out to sea again.
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Photos from cast
Glenn Ford
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