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Operation Mad Ball
It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!
6.7(26)19571h 45m
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.
- Director
- Richard Quine
- Writers
- Blake Edwards,Arthur Carter,Jed Harris
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Cast

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)
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Crew
Directing
- Richard QuineDirector
Writing
- Blake EdwardsScreenplay
- Arthur CarterWriter
- Jed HarrisWriter
Camera
- Homer Van PeltStill Photographer
- Charles Lawton Jr.Director of Photography
Editing
- Charles NelsonEditor
Sound
- George DuningOriginal Music Composer