Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat is a UK VHS release by The Video Collection on 4th November 1985 and distributed by Futurevision Ltd on 3rd November 1986, and then it got re-released by The Video Collection and Cinema Club on 3rd April 1989.

Description[]

Cast[]

Cary Grant as Lieutenant Commander (later Rear Admiral) Matthew T. "Matt" Sherman, USN
Tony Curtis as Lieutenant, Junior Grade (later Commander) Nicholas "Nick" Holden, USNR
Joan O'Brien as Second Lieutenant Dolores Crandall, NC, USAR
Dina Merrill as Second Lieutenant Barbara Duran, NC, USAR
Gene Evans as Chief Torpedoman "Mo" Molumphry, USN
Dick Sargent as Ensign Stovall, USN (billed as Richard Sargent)
Arthur O'Connell as Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Sam Tostin, USN
Virginia Gregg as Major Edna Heywood, NC, US Army
Robert F. Simon as Captain J.B. Henderson, USN
Robert Gist as Lieutenant Watson, USN, Sherman's Executive Officer (XO)
Gavin MacLeod as Yeoman Ernest Hunkle, USN
George Dunn as The Prophet (of Doom)
Dick Crockett as Petty Officer Harmon, USN
Madlyn Rhue as Second Lieutenant Reid, NC, USAR
Marion Ross as Second Lieutenant Colfax, NC, USAR
Clarence Lung as Sergeant Ramon Gallardo, USMC (billed as Clarence E. Lung)
Frankie Darro as Pharmacists Mate 3rd Class Dooley, USN
Tony Pastor, Jr. as Fox
Robert F. Hoy as Reiner
Nicky Blair as Seaman Kraus
John W. Morley as Williams
Ray Austin as Seaman Austin

Credits[]

Opening (Original 1985 release) (with no trailer)[]

Warning screen (1985-1986)
Universal International logo
Start of Operation Petticoat (1959)

Closing (Original 1985 release) (with no trailer)[]

End of Operation Petticoat (1959)
The End

Opening (1986 Re-Release)[]

The Video Collection Warning Screen (1986-1995)
The Video Collection "New Catalogue" Promo From 1986 with clips of "It's a Wonderful Life, "Rebecca", "High Noon", "Ring of Bright Water", "Duel in the Sun", "The Quiet Man", "Rio Grande", "Sands of Iwo Jima", "Dark Command", "Wake of the Red Witch", "Flying Tigers", "The Touch of Mink", "Indiscreet", "Operation Petticoat", "Father Goose", "Bringing Up Baby", "The Green is Greener", "Flying Down to Rio", "The Gay Divorcee", "Silver Hawks", "Care Bears", "The Get Along Gang", "GoBots", "M.A.S.K.", "ThunderCats", "A Star for Jeremy", "George & the Star", "The Coneheads", "Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats", "Grimm's Fairy Tales", "The Flintstones", "The Smurfs", "Top Cat", "He-Man & the Masters of the Universe", "Mr. T", "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop", "Scooby-Doo", "Yogi Bear", "SuperTed", "Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends", "Moschops", "Dastardly & Muttley in Their Flying Machines", "The Video Gallery", "The Wind in the Willows", "Duran", "Queen", "Sport Aid" and "Jane Fonda's Workout" [announced by Ray Brooks]
Universal International logo
Start of Operation Petticoat (1959)

Closing (1986 Re-Release)[]

End of Operation Petticoat (1959)
The End
The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)

Opening (1989 Re-release, Cinema Club) (with no trailer)[]

Tracking control screen (1988-1991) (Normal)
Warning screen (1986-1995)
The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)
Universal International logo
Start of Operation Petticoat (1959)

Closing (1989 Re-release, Cinema Club) (with no trailer)[]

End of Operation Petticoat (1959)
The End
The Video Collection logo (1986-1995)

Trailers and info[]

1986 Re-release[]

The Video Collection "New Catalogue" advert from 1986 which is narrated by Ray Brooks featuring 'Movie Greats' video tiles including...

a clip of the 1946 Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film "It's a Wonderful Life"
a clip of Laurence Olivier in the 1940 psychological drama film "Rebecca" along with Joan Fontaine.
a clip of the 1952 Western film "High Noon" starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly
A still for other movie greats that are available which are "Ring of Brightwater", "Duel in the Sun" and many more to which Ray Brooks announces.
clips for John Wayne films on video such as the chatting and kissing scene from "The Quiet Man" (1952), brief clips of other movies with John Wayne such as "Rio Grande" (1950), "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1950), "Dark Command" (1940), the punching scene from "Wake of the Red Witch" (1948) and a clip from "Flying Tigers" (1942).
clips for films starring Cary Grant including a clip of himself with Doris Day in "The Touch of Mink" (1952), a clip of himself with Ingrid Bergman in "Indiscreet" (1958), "Operation Petticoat", "Father Goose", "Bringing Up Baby", "The Green is Greener", and many more...,
Musicals - Flying Down to Rio, The Gay Divorcee, Young at Heart and many more...,
Children's Entertainment - Care Bears, The Get Along Gang, ThunderCats, Mask, Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends, Yogi Bear, The Wind in the Willows and many children's videos.
The Video Music Collection - Duran and many musical videos. and Sports - Sport Aid, Run the World, Jane Fonda's Workout and many sports videos