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20,000 Laughs Under The Sea! - Operation Petticoat
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Title: Operation Petticoat

Release Date: 5 Dec 1959

Runtime: 2h 4m

Genre: Comedy, War, Romance

Director: Granart Company

Production Companies: Granart Company

Overview: A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.194 (359 votes)

Cast

  • Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman: Cary Grant
  • Lieutenant Nicholas Holden: Tony Curtis
  • 2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall: Joan O'Brien
  • 2nd Lieutenant Barbara Duran: Dina Merrill
  • Chief Molumphry: Gene Evans
  • Ensign Stovall (as Richard Sargent): Dick Sargent
  • Major Edna Heywood: Virginia Gregg
  • Captain J.B. Henderson: Robert F. Simon
  • Lieutenant Watson: Robert Gist
  • Yeoman Ernest Hunkle: Gavin MacLeod
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