Operation Mad Ball (1957)
1h 45m
Running Time
August 17, 1957Release Date
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
1h 45m
Running Time
August 17, 1957Release Date
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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 & Crew.
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
L.Q. Jones
Ozark
Sheridan Comerate
Sgt. Wilson
Richard Quine
Director
Jeanne Manet
Madame LaFour
Arthur Carter
Writer
Marilyn Hanold
Lt. Tweedy (uncredited)
Jed Harris
Writer
Mary LaRoche
Lt. Schmidt (uncredited)
Blake Edwards
Writer
Mary Tyler Moore
Nurse (uncredited)
Bebe Allen
Lt. Johnson (uncredited)
George Duning
Composer
Richard Bull
Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Charles Lawton Jr.
Cinematographer
Anna Lee Carroll
Lt. Leeming (uncredited)
Charles Nelson
Editor
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)
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 17, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingG
Genres
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Wiki.
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. The screenplay is by Blake Edwards, Jed Harris, and Arthur Carter, based on an unproduced play by Carter.