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  • Operation Mad Ball (1957)
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    105 min | Comedy, War
Operation Mad Ball (1957)
Approved
105 min | Comedy, War

In post-WWII France, U.S. Army hospital Private Hogan and Captain Lock try to outwit each other on issues such as wooing pretty nurses, accounting for missing medical supplies, organizing unauthorized dances, and influencing their C.O.
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Arthur Carter (screenplay) (play) | Jed Harris (screenplay) | Blake Edwards (screenplay)
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Updated Aug 17, 1957

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Aug 17, 1957 (United States)

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Cast

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