Jack Lemmon
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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.
- Richard Quine
- 22
- 4 min
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.
- August 17, 1957
- Jed Harris
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. Col. Rousch. Mickey Rooney. M/Sgt. Yancy Skibo.
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
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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.
Operation Mad Ball. 1957 · 1 hr 45 min. TV-PG. Comedy. A group of enlisted men, led by Private Hogan, are tasked with planning a dance party, while trying to keep it a secret from a busy-body officer. Subtitles: English. Starring: Jack Lemmon Ernie Kovacs Kathryn Grant Arthur O'Connell Mickey Rooney Dick York James Darren.
