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6.2/10   260 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Arthur Carter (play)
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Release Date:
17 August 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes! more
Plot:
Private Hogan must raise his ability to scheme and plot to a new level to put on a madcap dance to celebrate... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Sony Releases 6-dvd Jack Lemmon Collection
 (From CinemaRetro. 11 June 2009, 10:02 AM, PDT)

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 (From The Hollywood Interview. 9 June 2009, 12:28 PM, PDT)

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great film - where can I find it? more (7 total)

Cast

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Jack Lemmon ... Pvt. Hogan

Ernie Kovacs ... Capt. Paul Lock
Kathryn Grant ... Lt. Betty Bixby
Arthur O'Connell ... Col. Rousch

Mickey Rooney ... MSgt. Yancy Skibo
Dick York ... Cpl. Bohun
James Darren ... Pvt. Widowskas
Roger Smith ... Cpl. Berryman
William Leslie ... Pvt. Grimes
Sheridan Comerate ... Sgt. Wilson
L.Q. Jones ... Ozark
Jeanne Manet ... Madame LaFour
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Runtime:
105 min
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "What's My Line?: (1957-11-03)" (1957) more
Soundtrack:
In the Mood more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
great film - where can I find it?, 3 December 2006
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Author: bwilson10 from United States

I loved this movie! A wonderful cast and very funny. Mickey Rooney was a riot, and Ernie Kovacs was a treasure, too bad there aren't more places to see him. The words 'comic genius' are tossed around excessively these days, but he was the genuine article. Jack Lemmon, as the young and proper private, was funny in the Lemmonish way we've come to love, and several others, just beginning their careers in the movies, are interesting to watch. I've been trying to find this movie to rent, but apparently it's not been released. I wonder why not. It could be considered a classic comedy of the post-World-War-II era. If there is information about this issue, it could be posted on this board, so those seeking to view the film would know that it is unavailable at this time.

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