Operation Mad Ball

Richard Quine
1957-08-17

It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!
6.4
105 min

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.

Cast

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