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Operation Mad Ball is a 1957 American military comedy from Columbia Pictures, produced by Jed Harris, directed by Richard Quine, that stars Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Kathryn Grant, Arthur O'Connell, and Mickey Rooney.
With Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Kathryn Grant, Arthur O'Connell. In post-WWII France, U.S. Army hospital Private Hogan and Captain Lock try to outwit each other on issues such as wooing pretty nurses, accounting for missing medical supplies, organizing unauthorized dances, and influencing their C.O.
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- Comedy, War
- Richard Quine
- 1957-08-17
1h 45m 1957. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A peacetime soldier plots to throw a party under his strict captain's nose. Cast & Crew. Read More. Richard Quine. Director. Jack Lemmon. Pvt. Hogan. Ernie Kovacs. Capt. Paul Lock. Kathryn Grant. Lt. Betty Bixby. Arthur O'connell.
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Posted in France, Pvt. Hogan (Jack Lemmon) falls hard for Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), a nurse who happens to be a lieutenant, which means they are forbidden to fraternize due to their ranks.
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- Richard Quine
- Comedy
- Jack Lemmon
Operation Mad Ball (1957) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Synopsis by Mark Deming. In this frantic service comedy, a group of bored-to-tears American GI's stationed at a medical facility in France would like nothing more than to have a big party to let off steam -- except for the possibility of having a big party with some of the nurses they work with.
Summaries. Private Hogan must raise his ability to scheme and plot to a new level to put on a madcap dance to celebrate the closing of an Army surgical hospital in post WWII France while evading the stickler-for-details Captain Lock--and trying to win the heart of beautiful nurse Lieutenant Betty Bixby. — Rick Munoz <munozrd@mymail.com>.
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