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Operation Petticoat (1959)

Operation Petticoat

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1h 40m

Action, Comedy, Romance, War

December 3rd, 1959

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A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

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Cast

Cary Grant
Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman
Tony Curtis
Lt. JG Nicholas Holden
Joan O'Brien
Lt. Dolores Crandall RN
Dina Merrill
Lt. Barbara Duran RN
Gene Evans
Chief Molumphry
Dick Sargent
Ens. Stovall
Virginia Gregg
Maj. Edna Heywood RN
Robert F. Simon
Capt. J.B. Henderson
Robert Gist
Lt. Watson
Gavin MacLeod
Ernest Hunkle
Full cast & crew

Directors

Blake Edwards
Full cast & crew

Producers

Robert Arthur
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Stanley Shapiro
(screenplay) and
Maurice Richlin
screenplay
Paul King
(suggested by a story by) and
Full cast & crew

Taglines

20,000 Laughs Under The Sea!
Submerged with 5 Girls...No wonder the S.S. Sea Tiger turned a Shocking Pink!
It all started when they smuggled 5 girls aboard their submarine!

Keywords

soldier
military
golf club
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English
Filipino

Release Dates

January 5th, 1960 (Argentina)
April 16th, 1960 (Australia)
December 24th, 1959 (Brazil) (IMDB) (Theatrical)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Operation Petticoat (original title)
Sirenas y tiburones (Argentina)
Petticoat (Australia) (TV title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Key West, Florida Keys, Florida, USA
Naval Base San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (scenes suggesting postwar period)
Naval Station Key West, Florida, USA (the Philippines and Australia scenes)
All Locations

Running Times

100 min (Germany)
117 min (Portugal)
120 min (Canada) ((Ontario))
All Running Times

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Granart Company (presents)
Universal International Pictures

Distribution Companies

Universal Films Argentina (Argentina)
CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia)
Olive Films (Canada)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Westrex Recording System (sound recording system)
Department of Defense (we wish to thank: for their assistance in the production of this motion picture) (as The Department of Defense)
United States Navy (we wish to thank: for their assistance in the production of this motion picture) (as The United States Navy)

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