MoviesPrix

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver

Ensign Pulver

Following in the hilarious fun-steps of "Mister Roberts"

Genres

ComedyWar

OverView

1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles away from the front. In one word: he drives his crew crazy. They are near mutiny, but no-one dares to do the first step. Until Ensign Pulver plays a prank on the captain that triggers fatal consequences...

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

31 July 1964

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert Walker Jr.

Robert Walker Jr.

Ensign Frank Pulver

Burl Ives

Burl Ives

Captain Morton

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Doc

Tommy Sands

Tommy Sands

Bruno

Millie Perkins

Millie Perkins

Scotty

Kay Medford

Kay Medford

Head Nurse

Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman

Billings

Peter Marshall

Peter Marshall

Carney

Joseph Marr

Joseph Marr

Dowdy

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

LaSueur

Diana Sands

Diana Sands

Mila

Robert Matek

Robert Matek

Stretch

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Yeoman Dolan

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Taru

Richard Gautier

Richard Gautier

Stefanowski

George Lindsey

George Lindsey

Lindstrom

Sal Papa

Sal Papa

Gabrowski

James Farentino

James Farentino

Insigna

James Coco

James Coco

Skouras

Don Dorrell

Don Dorrell

Payne

Michael Daves

Michael Daves

Sergeant on Plane Wing (uncredited)

James Davidson

James Davidson

Bookser (uncredited)

Roger Ewing

Roger Ewing

Jackson (uncredited)

Zack Foster

Zack Foster

Schlemmer (uncredited)

Larry Merrill

Larry Merrill

Reber (uncredited)

Adam Roarke

Adam Roarke

Mechanic (uncredited)

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Sailor (uncredited)

Buck Taylor

Buck Taylor

Mannion (uncredited)

King Calder

King Calder

Governor (uncredited)

Similar Movies

8.1

Das Boot

September 1981 •German

A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.

5.0

Swing It, Sailor!

February 1938 •English

Comical exploits of two Navy pals, at sea and on shore.

4.5

Captain Hurricane

March 1935 •English

Zenas Brewster is a seafaring man with a bad reputation. Notorious for his tempestuous nature, Brewster has earned the nickname of "Captain Hurricane." Brewster is smitten with neighbor Abbie Howland, but she doesn't like his temperament. After a period of retirement, a bad investment puts Brewster back at work on the sea. And when fire overtakes his ship, Hurricane proves heroic, selflessly rescuing his crew from a grisly and deadly fate.

7.6

Battleship Potemkin

December 1925 •Russian

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. The film had an incredible impact on the development of cinema and is a masterful example of montage editing.

4.0

Little Old New York

February 1940 •English

Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat.

6.0

The Mighty Navy

November 1941 •English

Popeye joins the US Navy and routs the enemy in a one-man battle, but not before he causes his commanding officer plenty of aggravation.

6.1

Sailor Beware

February 1952 •English

Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps trying so that he can impress women. Melvin, is allergic to women's cosmetics and his doctor prescribed ocean travel, so he decided to join the navy.

6.8

In Which We Serve

September 1942 •English

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship's first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.

6.8

Follow the Fleet

February 1936 •English

When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her and, despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.

7.0

The Last Detail

December 1973 •English

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

7.0

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

July 2003 •English

The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus.

4.0

Goldie

June 1931 •English

Sailor Spike dates girls whose names he finds in an address book. Each girl has the same tatoo, placed there by another sailor Bill. When Spike meets Bill they become friends. In Calais Spike meets Goldie. Bill warns him against her, but Spike ignores the warning until he finds Bill's tatoo on Goldie as well.

1.0

Ship Ahoy

March 1929 •English

Comedian Pat West performs his vaudeville act.

7.0

Navy Blues

December 1929 •English

On shore leave, a young sailor meets and falls in love with a pretty young blonde. He goes home with her to meet her parents, but they don't approve of him at all. Their daughter takes offense at this, and in the ensuing argument she storms out of the house determined to live on her own.

3.0

Sea Legs

December 1930 •English

Searchlight Doyle, lightweight boxing champion of the United States Navy, is shanghaied into the fleet of Sainte Cassette, an island republic, as a replacement for a wealthy slacker who must serve his country to receive a $2 million inheritance, a scheme concocted by attorney Gabriel Grabowski. All his shipmates, except Hyacinth Nitouche, assume that he is indeed the wastrel he purports to be. Doyle falls in love with Adrienne, the most beautiful of the captain's daughters, and wins her affections by treating his comrades in her teashop. Admiral O'Brien, grandfather of the man Doyle is impersonating, comes to visit, and mistaking him for a civilian, Doyle throws him overboard and to everybody's surprise is complimented on his vigilance. But his real identity is exposed by some American sailors, and he is suspected of killing young O'Brien; he is cleared of suspicion, however, and is reinstated by the admiral, thereby gaining Adrienne's love.

6.6

We're Not Dressing

April 1934 •English

Beautiful high society type Doris Worthington is entertaining guests on her yacht in the Pacific when it hits a reef and sinks. She makes her way to an island with the help of singing sailor Stephen Jones. Her friend Edith, Uncle Hubert, and Princes Michael and Alexander make it to the same island but all prove to be useless in the art of survival. The sailor is the only one with the practical knowhow to survive but Doris and the others snub his leadership offer. That is until he starts a clam bake and wafts the fumes in their starving faces. The group gradually gives into his leadership, the only question now is if Doris will give into his charms.

6.3

In the Navy

May 1941 •English

Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, a reporter, discovers his identity and follows him in the hopes of photographing him and revealing his identity to the world. Aboard the Alabama, Tommy meets up with Smoky and Pomeroy, who help hide him from Dorothy, who hatches numerous schemes in an attempt to photograph Tommy/Russ being a sailor.

7.6

Moana

October 2016 •English

In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.

7.0

On the Town

December 1949 •English

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

0.0

Sailor Be Good

March 1933 •English

A Navy boxer (Jack Oakie) meets a dance-hall hostess (Vivienne Osborne) who tries to sober him up for a fight.