When Lt. John Harkness is assigned as the new skipper of a submarine chaser equipped with an experimental steam engine, he hopes that the U.S.S. Teakettle's veterans will afford him enough help to accomplish the ship's goals. Unfortunately, he finds the crew and its officers share his novice status or only have experience in diesel engines.
as Lt. John W. Harkness
as Ellie C. Harkness
as George Larrabee
as Lt. Bill Barron
as Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds
as Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
as Capt. 'Danny' Eliot
as Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo
as Ens. Chuck Dorrance
as Norelli
as Chief Engineer Ryan
as Post Commander
as Wascylewski
as Tommy Morse
as Crew Member
as Radio Man
as Naval Captain
as Officer
as Officer's Club Waiter
as Lieutenant Commander
as Sailor Messenger
as Naval Commander
as Admiral's Aide
as Crew Member
as Doctor
as Admiral's Wife
as Carrier Admiral
as Houlihan
as Tugboat Sailor