Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Operation jupons 1959 operation petticoat film streaming. Operation petticoat 1959 is a world war ii comedy, romance movie starring cary grant and tony curtis. Navy submarine, uss sea tiger, during the battle of the philippines in the opening days of the united states.
Sea tiger is on its last legs until the handsome skipper grant and his ingenious, if slightly unethical, junior officer curtis scavenge the parts and supplies needed to put the sub back. Operation petticoat wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Operation petticoat is an american film directed by blake edwards, released in 1959. Lets be honest, highbrow, sophisticated humor it aint. Operation petticoat was filmed at the us naval base in key west fla. Operation petticoat is a 1959 american world war ii submarine comedy film in eastmancolor from universalinternational, produced by robert arthur, directed by blake edwards, that stars cary grant and tony curtis the film tells in flashback the misadventures of a fictional u. With cary grant, tony curtis, joan obrien, dina merrill. As the engineering division try to fix it, a local witch doctor comes up and starts doing some kind of ritual dance to ward off evil spirits. Operation petticoat really has no right or reason to be over 2 hours long, especially as nothing substantial really happens at all. Two excellent examples are the new olive signature editions of previously released blurays featuring two films from the late phase of cary grants career, operation petticoat 1959 and father. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing operation petticoat near you. The film is carried by the doubleact of curtis and grant, and they do a fine job. The plot of this movie is pretty silly obviously, and the movie is goofy and funny some of the time, but overall its not that good. With melinda naud, jim varney, richard brestoff, john astin.
A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of ww ii. To the contrary, at the very end i was very much game for more and indeed in 1977 there was an attempt to make tv series based on this film petticoat affair but it was far from the level of the original and was cancelled after one and a half season. Operation petticoat is a 1959 american world war ii submarine comedy film that is presented in eastmancolor from universalinternational, produced by robert arthur, and directed by blake edwards that features cary grant and tony curtis. Operation petticoat is a film i can watch over and over, especially when i need a good laugh. The many small digs and scratches are gone, but the picture is even sharper, so i think it must have been taken from. Operation petticoat is a 1959 american world war ii submarine comedy film in eastmancolor from universalinternational. The complete directory to prime time network and cable tv shows.
Operation petticoat is a 1959 american world war ii submarine comedy film in eastmancolor from universalinternational, produced by robert arthur, directed by blake edwards, that stars cary grant and tony curtis. Operation petticoat 1959 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Operation petticoat, dvd, mono sound, comedy video, war drama, 887090079907. Repairs are finally complete and they are ready to get under way, but the no. Watch operation petticoat episodes online season 1 1978. The film is a great deal of fun, sprinkled with the directors trademark sight gags including one of edwardss best, involving a torpedo and jeep, and graced with his unmistakable lilt. Operation petticoat 1959 full movie download full hd youtube. The movie ends 18 years later, with holden a serious career navy man and responsible father, married to duran, and grant married to crandall, who is as accident. Operation petticoat tv guide tv guide, tv listings. Operation petticoat has no more weight than a sackful of feathers, but it has a lot of laughs. Unlike the barebones 20 bluray, olives new signature edition of operation petticoat offers a number of fine extras.
See more ideas about cary grant, tony curtis and classic movies. Repairs are finally complete and they are ready to get underway, but the no. The film tells in flashback the misadventures of a fictional u. A captain, looking for a command insists he can get it to a dockyard and captain it.
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Navy submarine, the uss sea tiger, read more about operation petticoat bluray. During the film shoot a highly publicized article on grants lsd usage came to light. Actor cary grant and a little actress can be seen in this picture. Rear admiral matt sherman cary grant visits the submarine sea tiger on the morning of its decommissioning and reminisces about his time as the first commander of. Grant is in great form, his comic brilliance almost impossibly effortless.
This is operation petticoat by igor golovkov on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Jamie havlin takes a look at a box office success operation petticoat, a comedy featuring hijinks on the high seas with tony curtis and cary. I was attending the fleet sonar school on the base at the time and watched with great interest. Operation petticoat 1959 official trailer, organic. Operation headstart 1959 us air force strategic air command 14min. Balao ss285, which was still in commission at the time. This behind the scenes image is from the film operation petticoat 1959. Operation petticoat 1959 tony curtis in operation petticoat 1959 cary grant in operation petticoat 1959 operation. The decommissioning of the submarine sea tiger, brings back bittersweet memories for rear admiral matt sherman. Operation sunshine 1959 us navy narrated by edward r. Shermans apparent appendicitis may blow the sea tigers first chance to sink an enemy tanker. Find out when and where you can watch operation petticoat on tv with the full listings schedule at. Somehow or another, the sub gets painted pink in the process. Get operation petticoat dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats.
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