Operation Mad Ball

In a US military hospital in post-WWII France, Jack Lemmon plays a bored Army private perpetually enamored with the nearby nurses and forever trying to outwit his commanding officer (Ernie Kovacs). His greatest mission will be to organize a top-secret dance so his fellow enlisted men can fraternize with the women who outrank them. Cue Operation Mad Ball, a hilarious comedy filmed entirely without the Army’s co-operation. Kathryn Grant, Arthur O’Connell, Mickey Rooney, Dick York, and James Darren co-star.