Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

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Operation Petticoat

Arthur O'Connell, Cary Grant, Dick Sargent, Dina Merrill, Gene Evans, Joan O'Brien, Marion Ross, Tony Curtis

Blake Edwards's delightful 1959 comedy stars Cary Grant as a World War II submarine captain whose preference for a by-the-book command reluctantly yields to certain realities. Chief among those is tha...( read more  read more... )t Grant's first officer (Tony Curtis, who impersonated Grant that same year in Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot), a shameless hustler, is better than the navy at delivering whatever supplies the ship and crew need to keep going. But when Curtis sneaks a handful of Philippine refugees and several gorgeous nurses onto the all-male sub, the skipper not only has to cool down his crew but deal with an unexpected feminine influence on ship protocol. The film is a great deal of fun, sprinkled with the director's trademark sight gags (including one of Edwards's best, involving a torpedo and jeep), and graced with his unmistakable lilt. Grant is in great form, his comic brilliance almost impossibly effortless. --Tom Keogh

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  • July 15, 2009
    A lot of good shtick.
  • July 14, 2007
    Another enjoyable WWII comedy from Cary Grant, and Tony Curtis provides some able support as a hustler who turns his now bright pink submarine into a refugee camp for the inevitable romantic interest. Formulaic but fun.
  • July 12, 2007
    if i'm not mistaken this film was made shortly after mr. curtis' stint as cary's tongue-in-cheek doppelganger in "some like in hot", so this should've been a hoot if only to see if any sparks fly between the two...but it doesn't. too bad, but still a fun film
  • August 18, 2007
    Its very cute,love Curtis and Grant.
  • June 8, 2007
    Cary Grant is just too cool, nothing rattles him. Lots of fun...
  • August 8, 2009
    Tony Curtis and Cary Grant good movie together
  • June 23, 2009
    All star cast and excellent film. Funny.
  • March 29, 2009
    A classic in the making. I cried a few times. To have a love like theirs is a true and rare gift few people are lucky enough to find. Truely inspirational.
  • March 22, 2009
    Don't care for 'old' movies; but, it was 'cute'.
  • March 5, 2009
    this was a fun war show it was great

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