Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

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 that 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

Genre: Comedy, Romance, War
Director(s): Blake Edwards
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
NR (Not Rated)
Year:
1959
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    Alright men, you have been thoroughly briefed, you know absolutely nothing
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