"An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II."
Andy Griffith
as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
Felicia Farr
as Stella Papparonis
Walter Matthau
as 'Red' Wildoe
Erin O'Brien
as Josephine 'Jo' Hill
Joe Mantell
as Harry 'Doc' O'Neal
Ray Danton
as Ensign Dennis Higgins
James Gregory
as Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper
Joey Bishop
as Sidney Gutsell
Roscoe Karns
as 'Windy' Woods
Claude Akins
as Poznicki
Ainslie Pryor
as Chief Miller
Karl Lukas
as Agnelli
Norman Taurog
Director
Nelson Gidding
Screenplay
Weldon Hill
Novel
