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- How long is Operation Petticoat?
- Operation Petticoat is 2 hr 4 min long.
- Who directed Operation Petticoat?
- Blake Edwards
- Who is Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman in Operation Petticoat?
- Cary Grant plays Lt. Cmdr. Matt T. Sherman in the film.
- What is Operation Petticoat about?
- Lieutenant Commander Matt Sherman (Cary Grant) is in charge of the submarine "Sea Tiger," which was badly damaged at a Philippine shipyard by a Japanese air raid. Seeking to make sail before an oncoming invasion, Sherman enlists the help of newly transferred Lieutenant Nick Holden (Tony Curtis) to use his talents as a con artist to procure the needed supplies. Once they're underway, Sherman evacuates a group of beautiful nurses, but can't find anyone who will take them off his hands.