Arthur Carter (also play) Blake Edwards Jed Harris
Produced by
Jed Harris
Starring
Jack Lemmon Ernie Kovacs Kathryn Grant Mickey Rooney Arthur O'Connell
Cinematography
Charles Lawton Jr.
Edited by
Charles Nelson
Music by
George Duning
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release date
August 17, 1957 (1957-08-17)
Running time
105 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$1.85 million (US and Canadian rentals)[1]
Operation Mad Ball is a 1957 American military comedy from Columbia Pictures, produced by Jed Harris, directed by Richard Quine, that stars Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Kathryn Grant, Arthur O'Connell, and Mickey Rooney. The screenplay is by Blake Edwards, Jed Harris, and Arthur Carter, based on an unproduced play by Carter.[2]
^"Top Grossers of 1957". Variety. January 8, 1958. p. 30. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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