Overview
An experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve at the start of World War II. McHale was made the Skipper of the Torpedo Patrol (PT) Boat #73 stationed at the U.S. Naval Installation on the island of Taratupa in the Southwest Pacific. The 73 'Family' included, among others, a con man and amateur Magician, a womanizing hunk, a dedicated Family man, a guitar-playing, moonshine-making Tennessee good ol' boy, and even a deserter from the Japanese Navy, who was an excellent cook.
Cast
- Ernest Borgnine as Quinton McHale
- Joe Flynn as Captain Wallace B. Binghamton
- Tim Conway as Ensign Charles Parker
- Carl Ballantine as Lester Gruber
- Gary Vinson as George Christopher
- Billy Sands as 'Tinker' Bell
- Edson Stroll as Virgil Edwards
- John Wright as Willy Moss
- Yoshio Yoda as Fuji Kobiaji
- Gavin MacLeod as Happy