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Operation Mad Ball

It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!
Aug 17, 1957 · 1h 45m
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Comedy
War

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Jack Lemmon
Pvt. Hogan
Ernie Kovacs
Capt. Paul Lock
Kathryn Grant
Lt. Betty Bixby
Arthur O'Connell
Col. Rousch
Mickey Rooney
MSgt. Yancy Skibo
Dick York
Cpl. Bohun
James Darren
Pvt. Widowskas
Roger Smith
Cpl. Berryman
Directed by Richard Quine

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
Columbia Pictures
Country
US

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