Operation Mad Ball / The Wackiest Ship in the Army (All-Star Comedy Capers Double Feature Volume 4) [Import]

Operation Mad Ball (1957)

Upbeat wartime comedy with Jack Lemmon as Private Hogan, a fast-talking private stationed at a hospital in France during World War II. With Army rules prohibiting socializing between enlisted men and nurses, Hogan recruits a resourceful supply sergeant (Mickey Rooney) and a local hotel manager (Jeanne Manet) to help him stage a dance and romance a beautiful lieutenant (Kathryn Grant), all under the watchful eye of his stern commanding officer (Ernie Kovacs). 105 min. BW/Rtg: NR

The Wackiest Ship In The Army (1960)

Navy officer Lt. Rip Crandall (Jack Lemmon) skippers the title tin can, the USS Echo, during World War II on a mission to escort an Australian enemy craft-tracking expert (Chips Rafferty) through mine-congested Japanese waters. Once Japanese forces occupy the ship, Crandall must rally his crew to take their little ship back. Disarming seafaring comedy co-stars Ricky Nelson, John Lund, Alvy Moore. 99 min. C/Rtg: NR

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Region Free