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26-778: Stovall may refer to: Places [ edit ] Stovall, Georgia Stovall, Mississippi Stovall, North Carolina , a town in North Carolina Stovall Drive , in Clovis, California Stovall House , historic home in Tampa, Florida Stovall's Inn , a Best Western hotel across the street from Disneyland in Anaheim, California Stovall Middle School , middle school in Houston, Texas Stovall Mill Covered Bridge , smallest covered bridge in

52-723: A flashback begins. On December 10, 1941, a Japanese air raid sinks Sea Tiger while she is docked at the Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines. Lieutenant Commander Sherman and his crew begin repairs, hoping to sail for Darwin , Australia , before the Japanese overrun the port. Believing there is no chance of repairing the submarine, the squadron commodore transfers most of Sherman's crew to other boats, but promises Sherman that he will have first call on any available replacements. Lieutenant (junior grade) Nick Holden, an admiral's aide,

78-893: A fictional U.S. Navy submarine , USS Sea Tiger , during the Battle of the Philippines in the opening days of the United States involvement in World War II . Some elements of the screenplay were taken from actual incidents that happened with some of the Pacific Fleet 's submarines during the war. Members of the cast include several actors who went on to become television stars in the 1960s and 1970s: Gavin MacLeod of The Love Boat and McHale's Navy , Marion Ross of Happy Days , and Dick Sargent of Bewitched . Paul King , Joseph Stone, Stanley Shapiro , and Maurice Richlin were nominated for

104-411: A native witch doctor casts a protection spell on her. Sea Tiger reaches Marinduque , where Sherman reluctantly agrees to evacuate five stranded Army nurses . Holden is attracted to Second Lieutenant Barbara Duran, while Sherman has a series of embarrassing encounters with the well-endowed and clumsy Second Lieutenant Dolores Crandall. Later, when Sherman prepares to attack an enemy oiler moored to

130-488: A periscope as he did in Destination Tokyo . Curtis very much enjoyed working with Grant. Former Universal-International contract actor Jeff Chandler was originally set to have played Matt Sherman, but pulled out to film The Jayhawkers (1959) instead. Tina Louise turned down the role of one of the nurses as she felt the film had too many sex jokes . Operation Petticoat was produced with extensive support of

156-634: A pier, Crandall accidentally fires a torpedo prematurely. It misses the tanker and instead "sinks" a truck ashore. Sherman tries to put the nurses ashore at Cebu , but an Army officer tells him the Japanese are closing in. Unable to obtain needed supplies from official sources, Sherman allows Holden to set up a casino to acquire them from the troops. Chief Torpedoman Molumphry, the Chief of the Boat, has been asking for paint. Holden manages to get some red and white lead primer paint , but does not have enough of either for

182-469: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Stovall, Mississippi Stovall , also known as Prarieville, is an unincorporated community in Coahoma County, Mississippi , United States, along Mississippi Highway 1 , 7 miles (11 km) north of Sherard and approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Friars Point . Stovall is named after

208-526: Is reassigned to Sea Tiger despite a total lack of submarine training or experience. Holden demonstrates great skill as a scrounger and fixer after Sherman makes him the supply officer. He teams up with Marine Sergeant Ramon Gallardo, an escaped prisoner (caught misappropriating Navy property to run his own restaurant), to obtain materials desperately needed for repairs. What Holden and his men cannot acquire from base warehouses, they steal. Restored to barely seaworthy condition, Sea Tiger puts to sea after

234-520: The Academy Award for Best Writing for their work on Operation Petticoat . The film was the basis for a TV series in 1977 starring John Astin in Grant's role. In 1959, U. S. Navy Rear Admiral Matt Sherman, ComSubPac , boards the obsolete diesel submarine USS Sea Tiger , prior to her departure for the scrapyard . Sherman, her first commanding officer, begins reading his wartime personal logbook , and

260-622: The Department of Defense and the US Navy. Most of the filming was done in and around Naval Station Key West, now the Truman Annex of Naval Air Station Key West , Florida, which substituted for the Philippines and Australia. Filming for the period suggesting postwar 1959 was done at Naval Station San Diego , California. USS Sea Tiger was portrayed by three different American World War II Balao -class submarines : The attacking destroyer and, during

286-541: The 1959 film Operation Petticoat Major Harvey Stovall , character in Twelve O'Clock High, a novel (1948), film (1949) and television series (1964-67) Red Stovall, character played by Clint Eastwood in the 1982 film Honkytonk Man Dewey Stovall character, played by Paul Brinegar, in the 1979-1980's TV Show "Dukes of Hazzard" Victor Stovall is a character in MN Seeley's 2020 novel, "Cur Dogs." Topics referred to by

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312-916: The Cleveland Naps, and player/manager of St. Louis Browns Gil Stovall (born 1986), American Olympic swimmer Jack Stovall , football coach for Central Connecticut State University Jerry Stovall (born 1941), professional football player and coach at LSU Jesse Stovall (1875–1955), professional baseball player Jim Stovall , blind author and advocate Kate Bradley Stovall (1884–1914), American writer, clubwoman Lloyd Stovall , football coach for Southeastern Louisiana University Marcellus A. Stovall (1818–1895), American soldier and Confederate general Maurice Stovall (born 1985), American football player Paul Stovall (1948–1978), American professional basketball player Peter Simpson Stovall , State Treasurer of Mississippi (1912–1916) Queena Stovall (1888–1980), West Virginia folk artist known as

338-736: The Grandma Moses of West Virginia Rawson Stovall (born 1972), video game producer The Stovall Sisters , a gospel trio, sisters Lillian, Joyce and Netta Stovall, members of the Blues Hall of Fame Thelma Stovall (1919–1994), Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1975–1979) Wallace Stovall , publisher of The Tampa Tribune William H. Stovall , a World War I flying ace J. Willis Stovall , paleontologist, who co-named Acrocanthosaurus Welmon Sharlhorne , also known as Welman Stovall (born 1952), African-American painter Fictional characters [ edit ] Lt. Stovall, character in

364-516: The Stovall family, who owned the land where the railroad depot was located. It is located on the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad and in 1910 was home to two general stores. The Stovall Gin Company once operated a cotton gin in Stovall. Although Stovall is unincorporated, it has a ZIP code of 38614. A post office operated under the name Prarieville from 1878 to 1885 and began operating under

390-707: The U.S. state of Georgia The Stovall , a high rise in Tampa, Florida 24010 Stovall , an asteroid People sharing the surname "Stovall" [ edit ] Anthony Stovall (born 1982), American professional soccer player Babe Stovall (1907–1974), American blues musician Carla Stovall (born 1957), Attorney General of Kansas 1995–2003 Dale E. Stovall (born 1944), USAF Brigadier General Di Stovall (born 1947), American artist Dick Stovall (1922–1999), NFL football player Don Stovall (1913–1970), American jazz saxophonist Fred Stovall (1882–1958), oilman and baseball club owner George Stovall (1877–1951), American baseball player, manager of

416-506: The arrival at Darwin, the destroyer visible in the background is the Fletcher -class destroyer USS  Wren . A plot error says that Sea Tiger is heading to Darwin to meet up with the sub tender USS  Bushnell in December 1941; Bushnell was not commissioned until 1943. As noted above, the fictional Sea Tiger is played by three different Balao -class submarines. The action of

442-471: The arrival of Commander Nick Holden, his wife (the former Lieutenant Duran), and their two sons. Sherman promises Holden command of a new nuclear-powered submarine , also named Sea Tiger . Sherman's wife (the former Lieutenant Crandall) arrives late with their four daughters and rear-ends her husband's staff car, causing it to lock bumpers with a Navy bus. When the bus drives away, dragging his car with it, Sherman reassures his wife that it will be stopped at

468-588: The endless petty problems that vex Commander Grant". Operation Petticoat was a huge box office hit, earning over $ 9.3 million in theatrical rentals in the United States and Canada, which made it the third highest-grossing film of 1959 , the highest-domestic-grossing comedy of all-time up to that point, as well as the most financially successful film of Cary Grant's career. Through his contract, Grant's residuals topped $ 3 million, making Operation Petticoat his most profitable film to date. Operation Petticoat

494-448: The entire hull. Sherman reluctantly has the two mixed together, resulting in a pale pink primer that is applied. A Japanese air raid forces a hasty departure before the crew can apply a top coat of navy gray. Tokyo Rose mocks the mysterious pink submarine, while the U.S. Navy believes it to be a Japanese deception and orders that it be sunk on sight. An American destroyer spots Sea Tiger and opens fire, then launches depth charges when

520-467: The film begins on December 10, 1941, with Sea Tiger obviously already in-service; however, the first Balao -class submarine would not be launched until late October 1942. (Based on her name, Sea Tiger probably would have been a prewar Sargo -class submarine .) 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. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes ,

546-523: The film has an approval rating of 81% based on 21 reviews, with an average score of 6.60/10. The review in Variety was typical: "Operation Petticoat has no more weight than a sackful of feathers, but it has a lot of laughs. Cary Grant and Tony Curtis are excellent, and the film is directed by Blake Edwards with a slam-bang pace". A much more restrained commentary came from Bosley Crowther of The New York Times , who noted in his December 8, 1959 review that

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572-462: The main gate. Commander Holden then takes Sea Tiger out on her final voyage. Curtis took credit for the inception of Operation Petticoat . He had joined the U.S. Navy during World War II intending to enter the submarine service in part because his hero, Cary Grant, had appeared in Destination Tokyo (1943). After he became a star, Curtis suggested making a film in which Grant would stare into

598-418: The name Stovall in 1885. Ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax recorded Muddy Waters in 1941 and 1942 in Stovall. Carson Mounds , a large Mississippian culture archaeological site , is located in Stovall. This Coahoma County , Mississippi state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Operation Petticoat The film tells in flashback the misadventures of

624-412: The plot device of women aboard a wartime submarine was strained. "And that is the obvious complication upon which are pointedly based at least 60 per cent of the witticisms and sight gags in the film. 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

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676-477: The submarine crash dives . Sherman tries an oil slick and then launches blankets, pillows, and life jackets from his one working torpedo tube, but the deception fails. At Holden's suggestion, Sherman ejects the nurses' lingerie. Crandall's bra convinces the destroyer's captain that "the Japanese have nothing like this", and he ceases fire. Sea Tiger , still painted pink, arrives at Darwin, battered and listing, but under her own power. Sherman's reminiscence ends with

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