Operation Mad Ball

"It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!"

Aug 17 1957 Approved 1h 45m
Comedy, War

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.

Plot

Private Hogan must raise his ability to scheme and plot to a new level to put on a madcap dance to celebrate the closing of an Army surgical hospital in post WWII France while evading the stickler-for-details Captain Lock - and win the heart to the beautiful nurse Lieutenant Betty Bixby.

Written by

Arthur Carter, Jed Harris, Blake Edwards

Directed by

Richard Quine

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
1,410
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA