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Operation Petticoat

on BBC Two England

The feature film starring Cary Grant Tony Curtis
Manila, World War 11. In order to get his damaged submarine to Darwin for repairs, Admiral Matt Sherman agrees to the unorthodox schemes for obtaining supplies dreamed up by his enterprising first officer, Lieut Holden. Sherman soon regrets his relaxation of naval regulations, however, when he finds himself in command of a pink submarine carrying a cargo of attractive nurses, abandoned children, an expectant mother and a goat!
Screenplay by STANLEY SHAPIRO and MAURICE RICHLIN Based on a story by PAUL KING and JOSEPH STONE Produced by ROBERT ARTHUR Directed by BLAKE EDWARDS Films: page 13

Contributors

Unknown:
Cary Grant
Unknown:
Tony Curtis
Unknown:
Admiral Matt Sherman
Unknown:
Lieut Holden.
Play By:
Stanley Shapiro
Unknown:
Maurice Richlin
Story By:
Paul King
Produced By:
Robert Arthur
Directed By:
Blake Edwards
Admiral Matt Sherman:
Cary Grant
Lieut Nick Holden:
Tony Curtis
Dolores Crandall:
Joan O'Brien
Barbara Duran:
Dina Merrill
Molumphry:
Gene Evans
Tostin:
Arthur O'Connell
Stovall:
Richard Sargent

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