{"id":75872,"date":"2021-09-07T10:27:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75872"},"modified":"2021-09-07T21:45:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T04:45:13","slug":"operation-petticoat-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75872","title":{"rendered":"Operation Petticoat (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A submarine&#8217;s not designed to be co-educational.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-75873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Poster-671x1024.png 671w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Poster.png 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA Navy admiral (Cary Grant) reflects back on his service in the Philippines during World War II, when he had to deal with a creaky submarine, an insubordinate junior officer (Tony Curtis), and the sudden arrival on board of five stranded Army nurses, including a busty klutz (Joan O&#8217;Brien), a beautiful blonde (Dina Merrill) with eyes for Curtis, and a handy brunette (Virginia Gregg) who helped out the ship&#8217;s machinist (Arthur O&#8217;Connell).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Blake Edwards Films<\/li>\n<li>Cary Grant Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Military<\/li>\n<li>Submarines<\/li>\n<li>Tony Curtis Films<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBlake Edward directed this popular &#8220;service comedy&#8221; which put Cary Grant into the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest paid actor at the time, given that he earned a percentage of the profits (good for him!). There&#8217;s not much to this highly unrealistic flashback tale other than Curtis getting to work alongside his idol (Grant): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Curtis-Grant.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Curtis-Grant-1024x579.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Curtis-Grant-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Curtis-Grant-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Curtis-Grant-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Curtis-Grant-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Curtis-Grant-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Curtis-Grant-477x270.png 477w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Curtis-Grant.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and plenty of humor about how busty women make it even harder to squeeze by one another on a packed underwater vehicle: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-OBrien.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-OBrien-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-OBrien-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-OBrien-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-OBrien-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-OBrien-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-OBrien-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-OBrien-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-OBrien.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The humor is sophomoric at best &#8212; i.e.,  women&#8217;s undergarments turn out to serve a crucial role in the boat&#8217;s operation: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Bra.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Bra-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Bra-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Bra-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Bra-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Bra-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Bra-1536x851.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Bra-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Bra-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Bra.png 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Curtis steals a hog from a poor local farmer, then passes it off as a drunken sailor: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Hog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Hog-1024x587.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"367\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Hog-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Hog-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Hog-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Hog-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Hog-1536x881.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Hog-471x270.png 471w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Hog.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the submarine is painted pink simply because red and white are the only available colors (I think I missed the part about why the ship needed re-painting in the first place): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Paint.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Paint-1024x574.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Paint-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Paint-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Paint-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Paint-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Paint-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Paint-482x270.png 482w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Paint.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sigh. I can understand how former servicemen and women might have enjoyed breathing a deep sigh of relief and poking fun at the extreme danger they were in during World War II, but this type of humor really hasn&#8217;t dated well. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russell Harlan&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Submarine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Submarine-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Submarine-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Submarine-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Submarine-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Submarine-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Submarine-1536x846.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Submarine-490x270.png 490w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Operation-Petticoat-Pink-Submarine.png 1835w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one unless you&#8217;re a Grant, Curtis, or Edwards fan. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0053143\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2488pett.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/operation-petticoat\/review\/2030344900\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/24076\/operation-petticoat#articles-reviews?articleId=31298\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A submarine&#8217;s not designed to be co-educational.&#8221; Synopsis: A Navy admiral (Cary Grant) reflects back on his service in the Philippines during World War II, when he had to deal with a creaky submarine, an insubordinate junior officer (Tony Curtis), and the sudden arrival on board of five stranded Army nurses, including a busty klutz (Joan O&#8217;Brien), a beautiful blonde (Dina Merrill) with eyes for Curtis, and a handy brunette (Virginia Gregg) who helped out the ship&#8217;s machinist (Arthur O&#8217;Connell)&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75872\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75872"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75901,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75872\/revisions\/75901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}