406 votes ~ IMDB
Granart Company
Storyline & Context :
MovieLab Review: Operation Petticoat is a brilliant addition to the Comedy and War genre, offering deep storytelling and impressive visuals that earned it a 7.2 ratingfromfansworldwide."20,000laughsunderthesea!"—This1959Comedy,War,RomanceproductionfromGranartCompanybringsauniqueperspectivetothescreen.AWorldWarIIsubmarinecommanderfindshimselfstuckwithadamagedsub,acon-manexecutiveofficer,andagroupofarmynurses.FeaturingatalentedcastincludingCaryGrant,TonyCurtis,JoanO'Brien,theprojectdeliversacompellingmovieexperience.
Director
Blake EdwardsTop Cast
Cary Grant
@Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman
Tony Curtis
@Lieutenant Nicholas Holden
Joan O'Brien
@2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall
Dina Merrill
@2nd Lieutenant Barbara Duran
Gene Evans
@Chief Molumphry
Dick Sargent
@Ensign Stovall (as Richard Sargent)
Virginia Gregg
@Major Edna Heywood
Robert F. Simon
@Captain J.B. Henderson