Operation Mad Ball (1957)

Name: Operation Mad Ball
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 1957-08-17
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Kathryn Grant, Arthur O'Connell, Mickey Rooney

It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!

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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Released 1957-08-17 · 105 min · Comedy, War

Directed by Richard Quine

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)