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      Operation Mad Ball

      Released Aug 17, 1957 1h 45m Comedy List
      Reviews 41% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Posted in France, Pvt. Hogan (Jack Lemmon) falls hard for Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), a nurse who happens to be a lieutenant, which means they are forbidden to fraternize due to their ranks. Always one to skirt the rules, Hogan, with the help of his friend Cpl. Bohun (Dick York), cooks up a scheme to throw a clandestine ball for all the soldiers and nurses. But the two have their work cut out for them when the authoritative Capt. Paul Lock (Ernie Kovacs) starts breathing down their necks. Read More Read Less

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      I loved this movie. I happened on it by chance. Reminded me a bit of MASH a bit, different war etc. But I found it to be a fun older movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/04/23 Full Review Matthew D The movie's OK, but the trailer's funnier. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/15/21 Full Review Tom M Typical military comedy with con man private duping the officers to get the girl. Great cast and some very funny moments. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/09/21 Full Review Audience Member Weak service comedy is only made watchable by virtue of a likable cast. The set-up of a bunch of servicemen trying to put on a secret ball has possibilities, but there was little payoff. Lemmon is good and I liked seeing Kathryn Grant is something, who I'd only seen before in "Anatomy of a Murder". Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Strictly pedestrian effort despite cast of talented actors who have all made much better films then this. Indifferently directed and it just sort of ends without a real finish. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Priv. Hogan: Just imagine a beautiful woman, and she's lying in your arms. And, my God, she's beautiful. The music is playing...and you're working nights! <br><br> This might be my new favorite post-WWII war comedy. Kovacs rocks and Rooney steals the show. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine This fast and lively army comedy deserves a further commendation here, despite a few rather gruesome bits in a morgue. Jack Lemmon, Kathryn Grant and TV's Ernie Kovacs are amusingly on hand. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Posted in France, Pvt. Hogan (Jack Lemmon) falls hard for Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), a nurse who happens to be a lieutenant, which means they are forbidden to fraternize due to their ranks. Always one to skirt the rules, Hogan, with the help of his friend Cpl. Bohun (Dick York), cooks up a scheme to throw a clandestine ball for all the soldiers and nurses. But the two have their work cut out for them when the authoritative Capt. Paul Lock (Ernie Kovacs) starts breathing down their necks.
      Director
      Richard Quine
      Screenwriter
      Arthur L Carter, Blake Edwards, Jed Harris
      Distributor
      Columbia Pictures
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures Corporation
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 17, 1957, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jun 9, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 45m