- HD 1080
- Runtime: 105m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Richard Quine
- Stars: Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Kathryn Grant, Arthur O'Connell, Mickey Rooney
- keywords: black market, shower, prisoner of war, jeep, based on play or musical, cigar smoking, milk, flashlight, beautiful woman, balloon
- Production_studio: Columbia Pictures
- Slogan: It's Operation Laughter For You! and anything goes!
- The Operation Mad Ball is featured in the top rankings of 1957
- #27 in Top Comedy Movies of 1957
- #14 in Top War Movies of 1957
In this wacky military spoof, Lemmon plays a terminally bored Army private waging a war of wits as he tries to throw a party under the nose of his obnoxious commanding officer.