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Operation Mad Ball

Genres
Comedy
War
Rating
6.6
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1957-08-17
Runtime105 mins

Overview

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.

Cast & Crew

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Jack Lemmon

as Pvt. Hogan

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Ernie Kovacs

as Capt. Paul Lock

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Kathryn Grant

as Lt. Betty Bixby

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Arthur O'Connell

as Col. Rousch

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Mickey Rooney

as MSgt. Yancy Skibo

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Dick York

as Cpl. Bohun

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James Darren

as Pvt. Widowskas

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Roger Smith

as Cpl. Berryman

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William Leslie

as Pvt. Grimes

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Sheridan Comerate

as Sgt. Wilson

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L.Q. Jones

as Ozark

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Jeanne Manet

as Madame LaFour

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Marilyn Hanold

as Lt. Tweedy (uncredited)

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Mary LaRoche

as Lt. Schmidt (uncredited)

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Mary Tyler Moore

as Nurse (uncredited)

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Bebe Allen

as Lt. Johnson (uncredited)

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Richard Bull

as Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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Anna Lee Carroll

as Lt. Leeming (uncredited)

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Joel Collins

as Collins (uncredited)

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Dick Crockett

as Sgt. McCloskey (uncredited)

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Kort Falkenberg

as Oskar (uncredited)

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Ron Gans

as Tinneman (uncredited)

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Albert Godderis

as Old Man (uncredited)

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Stacy Graham

as Lt. Rosedale (uncredited)

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Michael Hagen

as Jarvis (uncredited)

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William Hickey

as Sampson (uncredited)

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Maithe Iragui

as Odette (uncredited)

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Roy Jenson

as Hospital Guard (uncredited)

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Betsy Jones-Moreland

as Lt. Bushey (uncredited)

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Henry McCann

as Shorty (uncredited)

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Joan McKellen

as Nurse (uncredited)

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David McMahon

as MSgt. Pringle (uncredited)

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John Mitchum

as Enlisted Man (uncredited)

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Patricia Morán

as Lt. White (uncredited)

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Dale Musselman

as Sax Player (uncredited)

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Bek Nelson

as Nurse (uncredited)

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Paul Picerni

as Pvt. Bullard (uncredited)

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William Pierson

as Sgt. Perkins (uncredited)

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Kathy Reed

as Nurse (uncredited)

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Otto Reichow

as German Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Werner Reichow

as Franz (uncredited)

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Robert C. Ross

as Enlisted Man (uncredited)

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Eddie Ryder

as Allison (uncredited)

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Roy N. Sickner

as Hospital Guard (uncredited)

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Billy Snyder

as Soldier (uncredited)

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Rose Wallerstein

as Guard (uncredited)

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