Watch Operation Mad Ball (1957) Official Trailer
It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!
6.7 / 10 IMDb August 17, 1957 1h 45m
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
Runtime
1h 45m
Release Date
August 17, 1957
Genre
Comedy, War
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Jack Lemmon
as Pvt. Hogan
Ernie Kovacs
as Capt. Paul Lock
Kathryn Grant
as Lt. Betty Bixby
Arthur O'Connell
as Col. Rousch
Mickey Rooney
as MSgt. Yancy Skibo
Dick York
as Cpl. Bohun
James Darren
as Pvt. Widowskas
Roger Smith
as Cpl. Berryman
William Leslie
as Pvt. Grimes
Sheridan Comerate
as Sgt. Wilson
L.Q. Jones
as Ozark
Jeanne Manet
as Madame LaFour
Marilyn Hanold
as Lt. Tweedy (uncredited)
Mary LaRoche
as Lt. Schmidt (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore
as Nurse (uncredited)
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Bebe Allen
as Lt. Johnson (uncredited)
Richard Bull
as Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Anna Lee Carroll
as Lt. Leeming (uncredited)
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Joel Collins
as Collins (uncredited)
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Dick Crockett
as Sgt. McCloskey (uncredited)
Production Companies
Columbia PicturesOperation Mad Ball Official Trailer 1957
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