Cary Grant and the late Tony Curtis star in this Oscar-nominated WWII comedy with Grant as the commander of a crippled submarine that’s returned to operational duties by the skills and scrounging of junior officer Lt Nicholas Holden. Leaving the Philippines days ahead of the invading Japanese and with the submarine painted bright pink (don’t ask) and now home to five stranded army nurses plus Filipino refugees, they must evade both the Japanese and their own Navy, who have no record of a pink submarine. Blake Edwards’ film is a fun take on the Pacific conflict with the highlight the torpedoing of a truck rather than a tanker. Oddly enough, there was a pink sub in the Pacific early in the war for the reasons outlined in the film., Rear Admiral Matt Sherman (Cary Grant) visits the submarine Sea Tiger on the morning of its decommissioning and reminisces about his time as the first commander of the boat, in 1941. Three days after Pearl Harbor, the sub is damaged during an enemy air raid in the Philippines; rather than abandoning her, Sherman and his chiefs refloat the boat. He’s forced to accept the services of Lt. (jg) Nick Holden (Tony Curtis), who has no sea experience. Sherman appoints Holden — a born conniver, deal-maker, and scrounger (his motto: “In confusion, there is profit”) — as supply officer, and through a series of burglaries and petty thefts he gets the Sea Tiger seaworthy again. Up to this point, the movie is an increasingly amusing service comedy, akin to the lighter moments of Mr. Roberts, running on Grant’s wry exasperation and Curtis’s cool arrogance, coupled with Arthur O’Connell’s periodic sardonic yet optimistic jabs at their situation and Gavin MacLeod’s fidgety nervousness. The Sea Tiger puts to sea ahead of the Japanese with a quintet of stranded army nurses aboard. The film shifts to a new level of humor as the officers and crew try to cope with living in close quarters with five attractive women in their midst. Grant gives a very witty performance as a man who is both exasperated by the situation he is in, having to adjust his masculinity to keep it from clashing with the feminine sensibilities of his guests, and also trying to control the mating urges of his men, starting with Holden, who can’t stay away from Lt. Duran (Dina Merrill). Complicating matters more is Grant’s awareness that the Sea Tiger is a “virgin” — she has never engaged the enemy, but when they finally do, the accident-prone Lt. Crandall (Joan O’Brien) causes their torpedo to miss a tanker and sink a truck (probably the funniest sight gag in the movie). The boat also gets an accidental coat of pink paint when their supply of red and white runs low, and ends up carrying several Filipino families — including two pregnant women. Since neither the Japanese nor the Americans officially has a pink submarine, the Sea Tiger ends uphunted by both sides and come under attack by an American destroyer. That’s where the women’s presence becomes a godsend. The movie ends 18 years later, with Holden a serious career navy man and responsible father, married to Duran, and Grant married to Crandall, who is as accident prone as ever., Wartime comedy about an admiral who is so desperate to get back into the war that he finds himself in charge of a damaged pink submarine and a very unlikely cargo – including a goat, several attractive nurses and an expectant mother. The unusual occupants form part of a quirky plan dreamt up by his first officer – but one that just might save the day., Captain Matt Sherman’s submarine is badly damaged while anchored near Manila, but he is determined to sail his ship again. They dock the sub in the nearest dry dock, Port Darwin and eventually get the ship on its way, but at the first stop they have to take some army nurses on board. The nurses cause problems with the running of the sub as the crew’s eyes and minds are not as focused on sailing as they should be!, Comedy classic featuring Cary Grant in which the captain of a troubled submarine tries everything in his power to make his craft seaworthy. During World War II, a submarine commander (Grant) finds himself saddled with con man Tony Curtis as his second in command. But this is only the beginning of his worries as he must come to terms with a submarine full of refugees, including some female nurses who attract the attentions of his crew, and must face the humiliation of being the only Naval commander to helm a pink military vehicle!, Second World War comedy. Tony Curtis and Cary Grant play two members of the crew of a submarine that’s painted bright pink just as the Japanese launch their assault in the Pacific., A light-hearted comedy about the captain of a crippled submarine who is determined to make his craft seaworthy again, regardless of the consequences or the methods which he must employ., Five Army nurses complicate life for two submarine officers in the Pacific., Cary Grant stars in this Oscar-nominated WWII comedy as the commander of a crippled submarine that’s returned to operational duties by the skills and scrounging of junior officer Tony Curtis. Leaving the Philippines days ahead of the invading Japanese and with the submarine painted bright pink (don’t ask) and now home to five stranded army nurses plus Filipino refugees, they must evade both the Japanese and their own Navy, who have no record of a pink submarine. Blake Edwards’ film is a fun take on the Pacific conflict with the highlight the torpedoing of a truck rather than a tanker. Oddly enough, there was a pink sub in the Pacific early in the war for the reasons outlined in the film.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Operation Petticoat ” ?
A: The main cast includes Cary Grant,Tony Curtis,Dina Merrill,Joan O’Brien,Arthur O’Connell,Gene Evans,Dick Sargent,Virginia Gregg,Robert F. Simon,Robert Simon,Robert Gist,Gavin MacLeod,George Dunn,Dick Crockett,Madlyn Rhue,Marion Ross,Clarence Lung,Frankie Darro,Tony Pastor Jr.,Nicky Blair,John Morley,Robert Hoy,Glenn Jacobson,Nino Tempo,William Bryant,Vince Deadrick Jr.,Leon Lontoc,James Lanphier,Alan Dexter,Preston Hanson,Hal Baylor,Bob Stratton,Vi Ingraham,Alan Scott,Francis De Sales,Francis L. Ward,William R. Callihan,Gordon Casell,Tusi Faiivae,Robert Keys,Nelson Leigh,Dale Cummings,Joseph Kim,Malcolm Cassell,Larry Gilliland,Fred Harlfinger II,Harry Harvey Jr.,Haile Chase,Howard Venezia,Vince Deadrick,William Kinney,Robert C. Youmans,Robert Gibson,Bert Beyers,Tony Corrado,Bob Hoy,Dick Callinan,Paul Frees,Robert E. Smith,Stanley Shapiro,Ted Kent,Bud Westmore,Cary Grant,Maurice Richlin,Clifford Stine,Bill Thomas,Russell Harlan,Ted J. Kent,Frank Gross,Alexander Golitzen,Leslie I. Carey,Russell A. Gausman.
Q: When Did the “Operation Petticoat” Released?
A: The Movie “Operation Petticoat” originally aired on and released in the year of 1959.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Operation Petticoat” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Operation Petticoat” ?
A: “Operation Petticoat” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
