OPERATION MAD BALL
"OPERATION MAD BALL" --- (1957) ---
SYNOPSIS:
"Posted in France, Pvt. Hogan falls hard for Betty Bixby, 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, 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 starts breathing down their necks."
STARRING:
Jack Lemmon, Kathryn Crosby, Dick Tork, Ernie Kovacs, Mickey Rooney, James Darren, Arthur O'Connell, Roger Smith and Mary LaRoche.
SCREENPLAY:
Blake Edwards, Jed Harris and Arthur Carter, based on an unproduced play by Carter.
DIRECTOR:
Richard Quine
AWARDS AND OTHER HONORS:
- 1958 Golden Laurel Award - 2nd place - Top Male Comedy Performance - Jack Lemmon
- 1958 WGA (Award) Screen - Nominated - Best Written American Comedy - Arthur Carter, Jed Harris, Blake Edwards
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