Operation Petticoat (1959)

20,000 laughs under the sea!

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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Cary Grant

Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman

Tony Curtis

Lieutenant Nicholas Holden

Joan O'Brien

2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall

Dina Merrill

2nd Lieutenant Barbara Duran

Gene Evans

Chief Molumphry

Dick Sargent

Ensign Stovall (as Richard Sargent)

Virginia Gregg

Major Edna Heywood

Robert F. Simon

Captain J.B. Henderson

Robert Gist

Lieutenant Watson

Gavin MacLeod

Yeoman Ernest Hunkle

George Dunn

Prophet

D

Dick Crockett

Petty Officer Harmon

Madlyn Rhue

2nd Lieutenant Reid

Marion Ross

2nd Lieutenant Colfax

Clarence Lung

Sergeant Ramon Gillardo

Frankie Darro

Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Dooley

T

Tony Pastor Jr.

Fox

Robert F. Hoy

Reiner

N

Nicky Blair

Seaman Kraus

J

John W. Morley

Williams

Arthur O'Connell

Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Sam Tostin

Hal Baylor

Military Police Sergeant (uncredited)

William Bryant

Crewman (uncredited)

B

Bert Byers

Bowman (uncredited)

D

Dick Callinan

Lieutenant Morrison (uncredited)

G

Gordon Casell

Colonel Higginson (uncredited)

M

Malcolm Cassell

Sailor (uncredited)

H

H. Haile Chace

Soldier (uncredited)

T

Tony Corrado

Fireman Lye (uncredited)

Dale Cummings

Military Policeman (uncredited)

Francis De Sales

Captain Kress (uncredited)

V

Vince Deadrick Sr.

(uncredited)

Alan Dexter

Navy Chief (uncredited)

T

Tusi Faiivae

Witch Doctor (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited)

B

Bob Gibson

Seaman (uncredited)

L

Larry Gilliland

Sailor (uncredited)

P

Preston Hanson

Simpson (uncredited)

F

Fred Harflinger II

Sailor (uncredited)

H

Harry Harvey Jr.

Soldier (uncredited)

V

Vi Ingraham

Pregnant Filipino Woman (uncredited)

G

Glenn Jacobson

Control Tower Staff (uncredited)

Robert Keys

Military Policeman (uncredited)

J

Joseph Kim

Filipino (uncredited)

W

William Kinney

(uncredited)

J

James Lanphier

Daly (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh

Admiral Koenig (uncredited)

Leon Lontoc

Filipino Farmer (uncredited)

J

John James Russell

Sailor (uncredited)

Alan Scott

Chief of Demolition (uncredited)

B

Bob Stratton

Marine Lieutenant (uncredited)

N

Nino Tempo

Crewman (uncredited)

H

Howard Venezia

Soldier (uncredited)

F

Francis L. Ward

Petty Officer (uncredited)

R

Robert C. Youmans

Lieutenant (uncredited)

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