

Operation Mad Ball
It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
1957-08-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
21
Vote Average
6.571
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
William Leslie
Pvt. Grimes
Sheridan Comerate
Sgt. Wilson
L.Q. Jones
Ozark
Jeanne Manet
Madame LaFour
Marilyn Hanold
Lt. Tweedy (uncredited)
Mary LaRoche
Lt. Schmidt (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore
Nurse (uncredited)
Bebe Allen
Lt. Johnson (uncredited)
Richard Bull
Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Anna Lee Carroll
Lt. Leeming (uncredited)
Joel Collins
Collins (uncredited)
Dick Crockett
Sgt. McCloskey (uncredited)
Kort Falkenberg
Oskar (uncredited)
Ron Gans
Tinneman (uncredited)
Albert Godderis
Old Man (uncredited)
Stacy Graham
Lt. Rosedale (uncredited)
Michael Hagen
Jarvis (uncredited)
William Hickey
Sampson (uncredited)
Maithe Iragui
Odette (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Betsy Jones-Moreland
Lt. Bushey (uncredited)
Henry McCann
Shorty (uncredited)
Joan McKellen
Nurse (uncredited)
David McMahon
MSgt. Pringle (uncredited)
John Mitchum
Enlisted Man (uncredited)
Patricia Morán
Lt. White (uncredited)
Dale Musselman
Sax Player (uncredited)
Bek Nelson
Nurse (uncredited)
Paul Picerni
Pvt. Bullard (uncredited)
William Pierson
Sgt. Perkins (uncredited)
Kathy Reed
Nurse (uncredited)
Otto Reichow
German Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Werner Reichow
Franz (uncredited)
Robert C. Ross
Enlisted Man (uncredited)
Eddie Ryder
Allison (uncredited)
Roy N. Sickner
Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Billy Snyder
Soldier (uncredited)
Rose Wallerstein
Guard (uncredited)
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