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Operation Petticoat is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Blake Edwards, and starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.
Recently viewed. Operation Petticoat: Directed by Blake Edwards. With Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill. During World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
Operation Petticoat. Summaries. During World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses. A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. A captain, looking for a command insists he can get it to a dockyard and captain it.
Synopsis. Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman fondly surveys the Sea Tiger , a submarine he commanded during World War II that now must be junked because of its extreme age. Below decks, he reads through his captain's journal, begun on December 10, 1941: The new Sea Tiger is ready for battle in the Philippines when a surprise enemy attack nearly destroys it.
Seeking to make sail before an oncoming invasion, Sherman enlists the help of newly transferred Lieutenant Nick Holden (Tony Curtis) to use his talents as a con artist to procure the needed...
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Operation Petticoat is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Blake Edwards, and starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.
Overview. A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses. Blake Edwards. Director. Maurice Richlin. Screenplay. Stanley Shapiro. Screenplay. Paul King. Story. Joseph Stone. Story. Full Cast & Crew.
