All things considered, it's a dang good thing that they kept that sub afloat in today's Operation Petticoat; without the survival of its "crew", think of the hallowed TV history that would have been wiped out - namely the success & continuing popularity of such shows as "Rawhide", "Death Valley Days", "Bewitched", "The Second Hundred Years", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "The Love Boat", "The Persuaders", "Happy Days", etc. . .
Strange & precious cargo, indeed!
Thank our Lucky Stars!
IMDB shows that Blake Edwards had done a handful of directorial efforts before this, but after this film, his star would be highest - everything from BREAKFAST AT TIFF's to EXPERIMENT IN TERROR and back into madcap comedies (the PINK PANTHER stuff).
It's also one of those films I've seen a hundred times or more, and probably will watch it another 100 times because of the good supporting cast. Getting Gene Evans to grumble about anything is always a treat - whether it's the pink paint or chesty dimensions of an arriving nurse ("If anyone asks what we're fightin' for - that's it!"). He's got a great mutter - in SUPPORT LOCAL SHERIFF, he's complaining to his brother about "all those years they held me back in 2nd grade".
And matching up Arthur O'Connell and Virginia Gregg - what a great treat to see the script donate enough time to develop that relationship.
Dick Sargent's "casino, er, supply depot" comments are well-offered, too. This is a film with so many small scenes that add up to a rich set of characters - it's almost Powell & Pressburger-esque because of the tapestry of 'everyone in the background'.
And I love IMDB. I never realized Marion Ross was in this movie (the small brunette Nurse Colfax). Hmmm - she gets to work with Mr Suave Cary in one film, and twenty years later, she's got The Fonz around. I have a feeling she may know the difference between Cary and all the Cary-wannabe's.
And Frankie Darro, too. He didn't do another A-lister film unless his uncredited appearance in "Disorderly Orderly" qualifies.
It's also one of those films I've seen a hundred times or more, and probably will watch it another 100 times because of the good supporting cast. Getting Gene Evans to grumble about anything is always a treat - whether it's the pink paint or chesty dimensions of an arriving nurse ("If anyone asks what we're fightin' for - that's it!"). He's got a great mutter - in SUPPORT LOCAL SHERIFF, he's complaining to his brother about "all those years they held me back in 2nd grade".
And matching up Arthur O'Connell and Virginia Gregg - what a great treat to see the script donate enough time to develop that relationship.
Dick Sargent's "casino, er, supply depot" comments are well-offered, too. This is a film with so many small scenes that add up to a rich set of characters - it's almost Powell & Pressburger-esque because of the tapestry of 'everyone in the background'.
And I love IMDB. I never realized Marion Ross was in this movie (the small brunette Nurse Colfax). Hmmm - she gets to work with Mr Suave Cary in one film, and twenty years later, she's got The Fonz around. I have a feeling she may know the difference between Cary and all the Cary-wannabe's.
And Frankie Darro, too. He didn't do another A-lister film unless his uncredited appearance in "Disorderly Orderly" qualifies.
One other note... this film is listed at 124 minutes for the US release, and only 100 minutes in the German version.
I wonder if they snipped out whole characters (and all of their scenes, like excising Arthur O'Connell & Virginia Gregg; maybe the Seaman Hornsby scenes?) if they snipped out tons of every other 'little' scenes?
I wonder if they snipped out whole characters (and all of their scenes, like excising Arthur O'Connell & Virginia Gregg; maybe the Seaman Hornsby scenes?) if they snipped out tons of every other 'little' scenes?
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