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Operation Petticoat ()

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During World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
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Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman
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Lt. JG Nicholas Holden
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Lt. Dolores Crandall RN
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Lt. Barbara Duran RN
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Chief Molumphry
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Ens. Stovall (as Richard Sargent)
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Maj. Edna Heywood RN
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Capt. J.B. Henderson
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Lt. Watson
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Ernest Hunkle
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The Prophet
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Harmon
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Lt. Reid RN
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Lt. Colfax RN
Clarence Lung ...
Sgt. Ramon Gillardo (as Clarence E. Lung)
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Pharmacist Mate Dooley
Tony Pastor Jr. ...
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Reiner (as Robert Hoy)
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Seaman Kraus
John W. Morley ...
Williams
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Chief Machinist Mate Sam Tostin
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Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Crewman (uncredited)
Bert Byers ...
Bowman (uncredited)
Dick Callinan ...
Lt. Morrison (uncredited)
Gordon Casell ...
Col. Higginson (uncredited)
Malcolm Cassell ...
Sailor (uncredited)
H. Haile Chace ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Tony Corrado ...
Fireman Lye (uncredited)
Dale Cummings ...
Military Policeman (uncredited)
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Capt. Kress (uncredited)
Vince Deadrick Sr. ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Navy Chief (uncredited)
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Welding Seaman (uncredited)
Tusi Faiivae ...
Witch Doctor (uncredited)
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Un-named Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (uncredited) (voice)
Bob Gibson ...
Seaman (uncredited)
Larry Gilliland ...
Sailor (uncredited)
Preston Hanson ...
Lt. Col. Simpson (uncredited)
Fred Harflinger II ...
Sailor (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr. ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Vi Ingraham ...
Pregnant Filipino Woman (uncredited)
Glenn Jacobson ...
Control Tower Staff (uncredited)
Robert Keys ...
Military Policeman (uncredited)
Joseph Kim ...
Filipino (uncredited)
William Kinney ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Lt. Cmdr. Daly (uncredited)
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Adm. Koenig (uncredited)
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Filipino Farmer (uncredited)
John James Russell ...
Sailor (uncredited)
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Chief of Demolition (uncredited)
Bob Stratton ...
Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)
Nino Tempo ...
Crewman (uncredited)
Howard Venezia ...
Soldier (uncredited)
Francis L. Ward ...
Petty Officer (uncredited)
Robert C. Youmans ...
Lieutenant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Blake Edwards

Written by

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Stanley Shapiro ... (screenplay) and
Maurice Richlin ... (screenplay)
 
Paul King ... (story) and
Joseph Stone ... (story)

Produced by

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Robert Arthur ... producer

Music by

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David Rose
Henry Mancini ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Russell Harlan ... director of photography

Editing by

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Frank Gross
Ted J. Kent

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa ... color consultant

Art Direction by

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Alexander Golitzen
Robert Emmet Smith ... (as Robert E. Smith)

Set Decoration by

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Oliver Emert
Russell A. Gausman

Costume Design by

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Bill Thomas ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Larry Germain ... hair stylist
Bud Westmore ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Edward Muhl ... in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles Scott ... assistant director
Frank Shaw ... assistant director
Wilson Shyer ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Leslie I. Carey ... sound
Vernon W. Kramer ... sound (as Vernon W. Cramer)

Special Effects by

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Don Wolz ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Ray Austin ... stunts (uncredited)
Dick Crockett ... stunts (uncredited)
Vince Deadrick Sr. ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Hoy ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Clifford Stine ... special photography

Music Department

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Joseph Gershenson ... music supervisor
Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Lucius H. Chappell ... technical advisor (as Rear Adm. Lucius H. Chappell U S N Ret.)
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer (uncredited)
Paul Frees ... looping voices (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. A captain, looking for a command insists he can get it to a dockyard and captain it. Going slowly to this site, they find a stranded group of Army nurses and must take them aboard. How bad can it get? Trying to get a primer coat on the sub, they have to mix white and red in order to have enough. When forced to flee the dock during an air attack, they find themselves with the world's only Pink submarine, still with 5 women in the tight quarters of a submarine. Written by John Vogel

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Taglines 20,000 Laughs Under The Sea! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Opération jupons (France)
  • Unternehmen Petticoat (Germany)
  • Operación Pacífico (Spain)
  • Operatie Petticoat (Netherlands)
  • Operación faldas (Chile)
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  • 124 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Jeff Chandler was originally offered the role that went to Cary Grant, but chose to work on The Jayhawkers! (1959) instead. Grant himself was at first reluctant to take it, knowing he was much too old to play a wartime captain. See more »
Goofs At the end of the movie, as then Admiral Sherman steps off the Sea Tiger, and he's greeted by his wife and two boys, the first lad says "Hi Mr. Grant".. but Grant picks up the pace like no errors had been made, and, of course you immediately have the bus pulling away with the car attached to it. Few people catch the boy calling him Mr. Grant--but it's there. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Father Goose (1964). See more »
Soundtracks You Can't Win See more »
Crazy Credits Opening sequences as viewed through a periscope with cast and crew as various sea creatures. See more »
Quotes Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman: You see, when a girl is under 21, she's protected by law. When she's over 65, she's protected by nature. Anywhere in between, she's fair game! Look out!
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