McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force (1965): Cast & Plot
McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force is a 1965 comedy directed by Edward Montagne, starring Tim Conway as Ensign Charles Parker, Joe Flynn and Yoshio Yoda. It runs 1 hour 26 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 26m (86 min)
- Director
- Edward Montagne
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Universal Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force About?
The premise of McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Presented in vibrant Technicolor, this all‑new, all‑wild feature follows the misadventures of PT‑73’s crew when Ensign Parker is mistakenly identified as a pilot and is shanghaied into the Air Force. The gang’s attempts to extricate him lead to a series of comedic, high‑spirited hijinks.
McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force Themes & Keywords
· 12 tags- 1940s
- u.s. navy
- ensign
- naval captain
- world war two
- army air force
- sequel
- patrol boat
- navy
- military
- based on tv series
- character name in title
McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force Cast & Characters
Tim Conway leads the cast as Ensign Charles Parker, with Joe Flynn as Captain Wallace B. Binghamton and Yoshio Yoda as Takeo 'Fuji' Fugiwara. Directed by Edward Montagne; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Edward Montagne
- Tim Conway as Ensign Charles Parker
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Joe Flynn as Captain Wallace B. Binghamton - Yoshio Yoda as Takeo 'Fuji' Fugiwara
- Bob Hastings as Lt. Elroy Carpenter
Also Starring in McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force
· 11 more- Tom Tully Gen. Harkness
- Ted Bessell Lt. Wilbur Harkness
- MAKO Japanese Submarine Captain (uncredited)
- Jacques Aubuchon Dimitri
- Len Lesser NKVD commissar
- Gavin MacLeod Seaman Joseph Haines
- Billy Sands Motor Machinist Mate Harrison Bell
- Jean Hale Sgt. Madge Collins
- Gary Vinson Quatermaster George Christopher
- Edson Stroll Virgil Edwards
- Berkeley Harris Vogel
More from Edward Montagne
More films directed by Edward Montagne: They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way, The Reluctant Astronaut, McHale’s Navy and The Man with My Face.
McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force Plot Summary
What happens in McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 10 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Binghamton, [Joe Flynn], is dispatched to a staff meeting in Brisbane, Australia, and must use the PT-73 after Fuji, [Yoshio Yoda], sabotages Lt. Carpenter’s, [Bob Hastings], PT-116. While in Brisbane, Binghamton orders the PT-73 crew to remain on board, but they switch uniforms with Russian crewmen on the adjoining docked ship so they can leave the ship without being noticed. In a mix-up, Parker, [Tim Conway], switches uniforms with Lt. Harkness, [Ted Bessell], who then is mistakenly arrested by the Russian NKGB and put on the Russian ship, but he later escapes and spends the remainder of the movie trying to get back to his post. Parker impersonates Lt. Harkness, with Binghamton helping him, until Harkness comes back.
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Which U.S. president does Parker impersonate in the film's memorable final scene?
McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “Флот МакХейла присоединяется к Военно-Воздушным Силам” and “糊涂空军斗水兵”.
- Also known as
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- Флот МакХейла присоединяется к Военно-Воздушным Силам
- 糊涂空军斗水兵
- Флот МакХейлі під хмарами
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McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force, each answered in a sentence.
How long is McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force?
McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force runs 1 hour 26 minutes (86 minutes).
When was McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force released?
McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force was released on July 9, 1965.
Who directed McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force?
McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force was directed by Edward Montagne.
More films by Edward Montagne Who is in the cast of McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force?
McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force stars Tim Conway as Ensign Charles Parker, Joe Flynn as Captain Wallace B. Binghamton and Yoshio Yoda as Takeo 'Fuji' Fugiwara, among 15 credited actors.
Does McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force have a post-credit scene?
No. McHale’s Navy Joins the Air Force has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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