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Operation Mad Ball

Play trailer Poster for Operation Mad Ball 1957,  1h 44m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Posted in France, Pvt. Hogan (Jack Lemmon) falls hard for Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), a nurse who happens to be a lieutenant, which means they are forbidden to fraternize due to their ranks. Always one to skirt the rules, Hogan, with the help of his friend Cpl. Bohun (Dick York), cooks up a scheme to throw a clandestine ball for all the soldiers and nurses. But the two have their work cut out for them when the authoritative Capt. Paul Lock (Ernie Kovacs) starts breathing down their necks.

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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Nov 6, 2019
This fast and lively army comedy deserves a further commendation here, despite a few rather gruesome bits in a morgue. Jack Lemmon, Kathryn Grant and TV's Ernie Kovacs are amusingly on hand. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Richard Quine

Director

Jack Lemmon

Pvt. Hogan

Kathryn Grant

Lt. Betty Bixby

Ernie Kovacs

Capt. Paul Lock

Arthur O'Connell

Col. Rousch

Mickey Rooney

MSgt. Yancy Skibo

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Operation Mad Ball

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Synopsis Posted in France, Pvt. Hogan (Jack Lemmon) falls hard for Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), a nurse who happens to be a lieutenant, which means they are forbidden to fraternize due to their ranks. Always one to skirt the rules, Hogan, with the help of his friend Cpl. Bohun (Dick York), cooks up a scheme to throw a clandestine ball for all the soldiers and nurses. But the two have their work cut out for them when the authoritative Capt. Paul Lock (Ernie Kovacs) starts breathing down their necks.
Director
Richard Quine
Producer
Jed Harris
Screenwriter
Arthur L Carter, Blake Edwards, Jed Harris
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 17, 1957, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 9, 2009
Runtime
1h 44m
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