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McHale's Navy 64/204 Lobby Card

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McHale's Navy 64/204 Lobby Card
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The movie was directed by Edward Montagne and written by Si Rose and Frank Gill Jr. It was released in June 1964 by Universal Pictures and runs for 93 minutes. Ernest Borgnine plays Lt. Commander Quinton McHale, Tim Conway plays Ensign Charles Parker, Joe Flynn plays Captain Wallace B. Binghamton, Edson Stroll plays Virgil Edwards, and Gavin MacLeod plays Seaman Joseph ‘Happy’ Hanes. "McHale's Navy's" PT 73 was a British-designed 70-foot Vosper MTB (Motor Torpedo Boat) built under license in the U.S. for export to Russia. World War II ended before the boat could be sent to the Soviet Union. The boat was used for shots of PT 73 underway at sea, while a full-scale mock-up was used for studio scenes. The real PT 73 in WWII was a 78-foot Higgins PT boat, assigned to the U.S. Navy's MTB Squadron 13, and was placed in service on August 12, 1942. PT 73 was destroyed to prevent capture after running aground while delivering supplies to guerrillas near Lubang Island in the Philippines, on January 15, 1945.