Operation Mad Ball
It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!
1957 | 105m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Richard Quine |
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| Writer: | Arthur Carter, Jed Harris, Blake Edwards |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1957 |
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| Director: | Richard Quine |
| Writer: | Arthur Carter, Jed Harris, Blake Edwards |
| Genres: | Comedy, War |
| Keywords | shower, prisoner of war, black market, flashlight, jeep, milk, beautiful woman, balloon, based on play or musical, cigar smoking |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Homer Van Pelt | Still Photographer |
| Arthur Carter | Writer |
| Jed Harris | Writer |
| Charles Nelson | Editor |
| Richard Quine | Director |
| Blake Edwards | Screenplay |
| George Duning | Original Music Composer |
| Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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