Some of the plot points of Operation Petticoat were based on real-life incidents, such as: Operation Petticoat was a hit with audiences and critics. When it drives away, dragging his car with it, Sherman reassures his wife that it will be stopped at the main gate. The Commanding Officer, USS Skipjackcannot help but wonder what is being used in Mare Island in place of this unidentifiable material, once well known to this command. Sherman reluctantly has the two mixed together, resulting in a pale pink primer that is applied. - (from www.imdb.com), Submarine Command with Bill Holden, William Bendix. How to berth the nurses in the exceedingly limited space, how to explain to them the functioning of the bathroom facilities, how to compel the sailors to keep their well-diverted minds on their work these are the endless petty problems that vex Commander Grant". A two-hour pilot was filmed, and several scripts were written. Later, when Sherman prepares to attack an enemy oiler moored to a pier, Crandall accidentally fires a torpedo before the Torpedo Data Computer finishes transmitting its settings to the "tin fish." II, when, as an exec, he saved his boat by crash diving while the captain was on advisor. --Tim Spoon DBF. Crazy Credits En route, she embarked a sailor from Torsk suffering from appendicitis and an injured Sand Lance crewman. The "sinking" of a truck was inspired by a real incident that happened in 1944. [2], Former Universal-International contract star Jeff Chandler was originally set to have played Matt Sherman, but pulled out to film The Jayhawkers (1959) instead. The Operation Petticoat TV show was a 30 minute comedy series on NBC about a worn out, ill-supplied, world war II submarine that the U.S. Navy manned with its worst misfits to keep them out of the way. The weather impeded her efforts to close the convoy, but also offered protection when a rain squall covered Balao while she fired six torpedoes. "Old Nick" is a nickname for the devil in Christian tradition. This is documented by the son of a crew member who was assigned to Peregrine during the time the movie was made. Sherman tries to put the nurses ashore at Cebu, but the Army refuses to accept them without the proper orders, as the Japanese are closing in. Alternate Versions Balao was then ordered back to the United States where she entered the Mare Island Navy Yard on 20 August for a complete overhaul. Until 2 January 1945, their only contacts were fishing craft and floating mines. [Mark Lenard, see photo top right, Ed.]. Sherman promises Holden command of a new nuclear-powered submarine, also named Sea Tiger. Her primary duty during this tenth and final war patrol was to provide lifeguard services for Allied aircrew during strikes on the Japanese home islands. "Pig" Henry: February 18, 1959- 0825- Moored starboard side This WWII comedy centered around a US submarine, the USS Sea Tiger, that reluctantly must bring a group of female nurses aboard. After shakedown training, the submarine was reassigned to SubRon12 at the U.S. On June 19, Coe received a canceled invoice for 150 rolls of toilet paper. Trivia: Operation Petticoat was filmed at the US Naval Base in Key West Fla. Holden demonstrates great skill as a scrounger after Sherman makes him the supply officer. In a recent interview in The New Yorker, Jamie Lee Curtis Has Never Worked Hard a Day in Her Life by Rachel Syme (December 1, 2019), Jamie discussed her time on Operation Petticoat. A fuel shortage forced Balao to enter Majuro Atoll on 12 June to begin refit alongside submarine tender Sperry. See production, box office & company info, Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA. Balao began her sixth war patrol on 5 July when she departed Majuro for the Palau area. Stars Melinda Naud Jim Varney Richard Brestoff See production, box office & company info The lead ship of her class, USS Balao (SS-285) was commissioned on February 4, 1943, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. A much more restrained commentary came from Bosley Crowther of The New York Times, who noted in his December 8, 1959 review that the plot device of women aboard a wartime submarine was strained. 3 and 4 diesels to keep Nos.

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