Operation Petticoat

20,000 Laughs Under The Sea!

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

Cary Grant

(Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman)

Tony Curtis

(Lieutenant Nicholas Holden)

Joan O'Brien

(2nd Lieutenant Dolores Crandall)

Dina Merrill

(2nd Lieutenant Barbara Duran)

Gene Evans

(Chief Molumphry)

Dick Sargent

(Ensign Stovall (as Richard Sargent))

Virginia Gregg

(Major Edna Heywood)

Robert F. Simon

(Captain J.B. Henderson)

Robert Gist

(Lieutenant Watson)

Gavin MacLeod

(Yeoman Ernest Hunkle)

George Dunn

(Prophet)

Dick Crockett

(Petty Officer Harmon)

Madlyn Rhue

(2nd Lieutenant Reid)

Marion Ross

(2nd Lieutenant Colfax)

Clarence Lung

(Sergeant Ramon Gillardo)

Frankie Darro

(Pharmacist's Mate 3rd Class Dooley)

Tony Pastor, Jr.

(Fox)

Robert F. Hoy

(Reiner)

Nicky Blair

(Seaman Kraus)

John W. Morley

(Williams)

Arthur O'Connell

(Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Sam Tostin)

Hal Baylor

(Military Police Sergeant (uncredited))

William Bryant

(Crewman (uncredited))

Bert Byers

(Bowman (uncredited))

Dick Callinan

(Lieutenant Morrison (uncredited))

Gordon Casell

(Colonel Higginson (uncredited))

Malcolm Cassell

(Sailor (uncredited))

H. Haile Chace

(Soldier (uncredited))

Tony Corrado

(Fireman Lye (uncredited))

Dale Cummings

(Military Policeman (uncredited))

Francis De Sales

(Captain Kress (uncredited))

Vince Deadrick Sr.

((uncredited))

Alan Dexter

(Navy Chief (uncredited))

Tusi Faiivae

(Witch Doctor (uncredited))

Paul Frees

(Colonel in Jeep on Cebu (voice) (uncredited))

Bob Gibson

(Seaman (uncredited))

Larry Gilliland

(Sailor (uncredited))

Preston Hanson

(Simpson (uncredited))

Fred Harflinger II

(Sailor (uncredited))

Harry Harvey Jr.

(Soldier (uncredited))

Vi Ingraham

(Pregnant Filipino Woman (uncredited))

Glenn Jacobson

(Control Tower Staff (uncredited))

Robert Keys

(Military Policeman (uncredited))

Joseph Kim

(Filipino (uncredited))

William Kinney

((uncredited))

James Lanphier

(Daly (uncredited))

Nelson Leigh

(Admiral Koenig (uncredited))

Leon Lontoc

(Filipino Farmer (uncredited))

John James Russell

(Sailor (uncredited))

Alan Scott

(Chief of Demolition (uncredited))

Bob Stratton

(Marine Lieutenant (uncredited))

Nino Tempo

(Crewman (uncredited))

Howard Venezia

(Soldier (uncredited))

Francis L. Ward

(Petty Officer (uncredited))

Robert C. Youmans

(Lieutenant (uncredited))