Don't Go Near the Water19571h 47mComedyAdventureRomanceWar⭐53%17 TMDB ratingsDirected by Charles WaltersMadison Avenue-trained Navy men handle public relations on a South Pacific island during World War II.Sign in to add to watchlist & rateShareTHE LAUGH OF YOUR LIFE-TIME!TrailerCastGlenn FordLt. J.G. Max SiegelGia ScalaMelora AlbaEarl HollimanAdam GarrettAnne FrancisLt. Alice TomlenKeenan WynnGordon RipwellFred ClarkLt. Cmdr. Clinton T. NashEva GaborDeborah AldrichRuss TamblynEns. TysonJeff RichardsLt. Ross PendletonMickey ShaughnessyFarragut JonesHoward SmithAdmiral Junius BoatwrightRomney BrentMr. Alba - Melora's FatherMary WickesJanieJack StrawLt. Cmdr. GladstoneRobert NicholsLt. Cmdr. HerefordJohn AldersonLt. Cmdr. DiplockJack AlbertsonRep. George JansenCharles WattsRep. Arthur SmithfieldMike SteenMarine Orderly (uncredited)CrewCharles WaltersDirectorAl JenningsAssistant DirectorDorothy KingsleyWriterGeorge WellsWriterWilliam BrinkleyNovelLawrence WeingartenProducerBronislau KaperOriginal Music ComposerRobert J. BronnerCinematographyHugh HuntSet DecorationHelen RoseCostume DesignAdrienne FazanEditorUrie McClearyArt DirectionDetailsRelease dateNovember 14, 1957Runtime1h 47mDirectorCharles WaltersWhere to watchRentBuyStreaming data provided by JustWatchMore infoMore like this⭐ 69%View details →Pearl Harbor2001⭐ 73%View details →Operation Petticoat1959⭐ 59%View details →You Can't Win 'Em All1970⭐ 62%View details →South Pacific1958⭐ 62%View details →The Incredible Mr. Limpet1964⭐ 61%View details →Swashbuckler1976⭐ 65%View details →U-5712000⭐ 59%View details →The Gang's All Here1943⭐ 59%View details →What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?1966⭐ 63%View details →Donovan's Reef1963⭐ 65%View details →Major Payne1995⭐ 59%View details →Balls Up2026Sign in to add & rate