Operation Mad Ball (1957)
It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!
1957 · G · 1h 45m · Comedy, War
Genres: Comedy, War
In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.
Director: Richard Quine
Writers: Blake Edwards, Arthur Carter, Jed Harris
Music by: George Duning
Cinematography: Charles Lawton Jr.
Editor: Charles Nelson
Cast
Jack Lemmon as Pvt. HoganErnie Kovacs as Capt. Paul LockKathryn Grant as Lt. Betty BixbyArthur O'Connell as Col. RouschMickey Rooney as MSgt. Yancy SkiboDick York as Cpl. BohunJames Darren as Pvt. WidowskasRoger Smith as Cpl. BerrymanWilliam Leslie as Pvt. GrimesSheridan Comerate as Sgt. WilsonL.Q. Jones as OzarkJeanne Manet as Madame LaFourMore like this
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