"It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!" 17 August 1957 Comedy, War 105 mins
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.
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Jack Lemmon as Pvt. Hogan
Ernie Kovacs as Capt. Paul Lock
Kathryn Grant as Lt. Betty Bixby
Arthur O'Connell as Col. Rousch
Mickey Rooney as MSgt. Yancy Skibo
Dick York as Cpl. Bohun
James Darren as Pvt. Widowskas
Roger Smith as Cpl. Berryman
William Leslie as Pvt. Grimes
Sheridan Comerate as Sgt. Wilson
L.Q. Jones as Ozark
Jeanne Manet as Madame LaFour
Marilyn Hanold as Lt. Tweedy (uncredited)
Mary LaRoche as Lt. Schmidt (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore as Nurse (uncredited)
Richard Bull as Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Richard Quine Director
Blake Edwards Screenplay
Homer Van Pelt Still Photographer
Arthur Carter Writer
Jed Harris Writer
George Duning Original Music Composer
Charles Nelson Editor
Charles Lawton Jr. Director of Photography
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