Operation Mad Ball

Operation Mad Ball (1957)

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

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.

Date of release
1957-08-17
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (26)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Comedy, War
Director
Richard Quine

Casting

Interesting facts

Operation Mad Ball is a 1957 American military comedy from Columbia Pictures, produced by Jed Harris, directed by Richard Quine, that stars Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Kathryn Grant, Arthur O'Connell, and Mickey Rooney. The screenplay is by Blake Edwards, Jed Harris, and Arthur Carter, based on an unproduced play by Carter.

Production

This film marks the first time that Jack Lemmon received top billing in a film, the first major screen role for Ernie Kovacs, and was also the first screen role for Mary Tyler Moore.

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