![]() ![]() The trial goes poorly for the defendants until Queeg is called to testify an and breaks down mentally under Greenwald's questioning. Keefer refuses to testify on behalf Maryk and Keith to protect himself. Maryk and Keith are subsequently tried under court martial and are reluctantly defended by Lt. Maryk and Ensign Keith are forced to relieve Queeg of his command fearing the ship will sink. After Queeg becomes mentally paralyzed during a typhoon Lt. Keith and Maryk are convinced by Keefer to see Admiral Halsey but back out when Keefer chickens out. Queeg then conducts an elaborate investigation of stolen mess strawberries prompting the officers to suspect that he might be mentally unfit to command. In the next mission the ship is assigned is to escort an amphibious landing force into battle but Queeg pulls the ship out too soon much to the chagrin of the crew who suspect cowardice on Queeg's part. Bogart is called on the carpet and has to lie to cover himself. While berating a crewman the ship botches a target practice assignment by cutting their own towline. Queeg is appalled by the shabbiness of the crew and immediately sets out to straighten them up. Keefer (Fred MacMurray) the sarcastic communications officer who is writing a novel. Maryk (Van Johnson) a by the book executive officer and Lt. He bumps heads with the former apparently lax captain and welcomes Queeg's strictness. William Keith (Robert Francis) is a newly minted ensign out of Princeton University whose family is wealthy and connected but he welcomes the chance to make it on his own and prove himself as an officer. Commander Phillip Queeg assigned to take over a WW II naval ship whose former captain has allowed discipline to dissolve while still maintaining a good record for the ship. The synopsis below may give away important plot points.
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