Synopsis:
In this frantic service comedy, a group of bored-to-tears American GI's stationed at a medical facility in France would like nothing more than to have a big party to let off steam -- except for the possibility of having a big party with some of the nurses they work with. However, it seems that the nurses are officers and the GI's are enlisted men, which means the Army forbids them to socialize, and Capt. Locke (Ernie Kovacs), the camp's Commanding Officer, is not a man to bend the rules. But Private Hogan (Jack Lemmon) is not the sort of guy to let the rules get in the way of a good time, and with the help of Yancy Skibo (Mickey Rooney), a sergeant with a talent for scaring up needed supplies, and Mme. LaFour (Jeanne Manet), a local hotel manager with a soft spot for making money off American servicemen, Hogan hatches a plan to make his dream a reality. Hogan's lady friend, Lt. Betty Bixby (Kathryn Grant), isn't quite as convinced as her beau on the potential success of this scheme. Operation Mad Ball was the first directorial effort from former actor Richard Quine, and afforded Jack Lemmon his first starring role; Blake Edwards also contributed to the screenplay.
AllMovie Review:
Operation Mad Ball is a middling armed services farce with a cast that deserves better. While Operation deserves credit for elevating the gifted farceur Jack Lemmon into leading player status, the fact is that Operation needs Lemmon much more than Lemmon needs Operation. The screenplay is one of those heavily plotted affairs in which something is happening every minute and yet nothing very much really happens. It's all improbable, if not impossible, and incredibly contrived. In the right hands, none of this has to matter; if the dialogue is snappy and peppy and the characters have spark and originality, the audience will be willing to put up with mechanical plotting. Unfortunately, Operation's dialogue too often falls flat, and the characters, while quirky, really come alive only because of the excellent cast. Lemmon, of course, is aces, pouring boundless energy and imagination into a role that requires it but doesn't deserve it. Ernie Kovacs practically pushes anyone onscreen with him out of the picture, and Mickey Rooney gives one of his better mid-career performances here. Richard Quine's direction is obvious, but he does keep things moving, which is crucial. Catch Operation Mad Ball for its cast.
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