Operation Mad Ball

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

Duration: 105 min
Release date: 1957-08-17
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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.

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Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
as Pvt. Hogan
Ernie Kovacs
Ernie Kovacs
as Capt. Paul Lock
Kathryn Grant
Kathryn Grant
as Lt. Betty Bixby
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell
as Col. Rousch
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
as MSgt. Yancy Skibo
Dick York
Dick York
as Cpl. Bohun
James Darren
James Darren
as Pvt. Widowskas
Roger Smith
Roger Smith
as Cpl. Berryman
William Leslie
William Leslie
as Pvt. Grimes
Sheridan Comerate
Sheridan Comerate
as Sgt. Wilson
L.Q. Jones
L.Q. Jones
as Ozark
Jeanne Manet
Jeanne Manet
as Madame LaFour
Marilyn Hanold
Marilyn Hanold
as Lt. Tweedy (uncredited)
Mary LaRoche
Mary LaRoche
as Lt. Schmidt (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
as Nurse (uncredited)
Bebe Allen
Bebe Allen
as Lt. Johnson (uncredited)
Richard Bull
Richard Bull
as Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Anna Lee Carroll
Anna Lee Carroll
as Lt. Leeming (uncredited)
Joel Collins
Joel Collins
as Collins (uncredited)
Dick Crockett
Dick Crockett
as Sgt. McCloskey (uncredited)
Kort Falkenberg
Kort Falkenberg
as Oskar (uncredited)
Ron Gans
Ron Gans
as Tinneman (uncredited)
Albert Godderis
Albert Godderis
as Old Man (uncredited)
Stacy Graham
Stacy Graham
as Lt. Rosedale (uncredited)
Michael Hagen
Michael Hagen
as Jarvis (uncredited)
William Hickey
William Hickey
as Sampson (uncredited)
Maithe Iragui
Maithe Iragui
as Odette (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
Roy Jenson
as Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Betsy Jones-Moreland
Betsy Jones-Moreland
as Lt. Bushey (uncredited)
Henry McCann
Henry McCann
as Shorty (uncredited)
Joan McKellen
Joan McKellen
as Nurse (uncredited)
David McMahon
David McMahon
as MSgt. Pringle (uncredited)
John Mitchum
John Mitchum
as Enlisted Man (uncredited)
Patricia Morán
Patricia Morán
as Lt. White (uncredited)
Dale Musselman
Dale Musselman
as Sax Player (uncredited)
Bek Nelson
Bek Nelson
as Nurse (uncredited)
Paul Picerni
Paul Picerni
as Pvt. Bullard (uncredited)
William Pierson
William Pierson
as Sgt. Perkins (uncredited)
Kathy Reed
Kathy Reed
as Nurse (uncredited)
Otto Reichow
Otto Reichow
as German Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Werner Reichow
Werner Reichow
as Franz (uncredited)
Robert C. Ross
Robert C. Ross
as Enlisted Man (uncredited)
Eddie Ryder
Eddie Ryder
as Allison (uncredited)
Roy N. Sickner
Roy N. Sickner
as Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Billy Snyder
Billy Snyder
as Soldier (uncredited)
Rose Wallerstein
Rose Wallerstein
as Guard (uncredited)
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