A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary. He was part of the crew that went on the famous run from Hawaii to Australia during World War II. Balao (SS-285) moored alongside to port. (2) Sample of material requested. You would not think a show set on a submarine would have many other actors in it, but during the year or so it was on, more than 80 additional actors appeared on the show, including JoAnn Pflug and Adam West. The submarine featured in the film is the USS Sea Tiger, a real- life submarine that was used during World War II. McHales Navy: Set Adrift in a Sea of Comedy. the old Razorback again. 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." According to the memoir "Mislaid in Hollywood' by, Three members of the cast would later reunite with. scenes. It was up against The Bionic Woman on NBC while CBS aired three different shows during the season in that time slot, Weve Got Each Other, The Tony Randall Show, and The Ted Knight Show. On June 19, Coe received a canceled invoice for 150 rolls of toilet paper. 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. USS Skipjack during her sea trials in 1938. Sunday, the one and only, so I rented it and the rest is history. In real life. The torpedo misses the tanker and instead "sinks" a truck ashore. She sank one trawler and left three others burning fiercely. In March 1942, Lieutenant Commander James Coe took command of the Skipjack. The real Captain of the boat, Lt Cooke is in his normal Lieutenant (junior grade) Nick Holden, an admiral's aide, is reassigned to Sea Tiger despite a total lack of submarine training or experience. Lieutenant Commander Sherman and his crew begin repairs, hoping to sail for Darwin, Australia before the Japanese overrun the port. Unable to obtain needed supplies from official sources, Sherman allows Holden to set up a casino in order to acquire them from the Army soldiers. Only minutes before Balao reached firing position, one of the escorts unwittingly moved to a spot on Balao's beam and stayed there, thwarting the submarine's second attempt. 1928, (Silent), "This early movie from The effectiveness with which the escorts countered her several approaches convinced Balao that she had been detected. Operation Petticoat was produced with extensive support of the Department of Defense and the US Navy. The target's escorts struck back at Balao with depth charges, but the submarine escaped damage and resumed patrol duty later that day. James Wiggin Coe of the submarine Skipjack (SS-184); and the need to paint a submarine pink, due to the lack of enough red lead or white lead undercoat paint. The Navy finds it and The question was never answered in either situation: if the requested substance could not be identified, what was Mare Island using instead? The map on the wall in Captain Henderson's office shows a divided Germany. With the extraordinary assistance of Filipino guerrillas, four daring raids were launched behind Japanese lines to liberate those camps. However, Japanese records examined after the war indicate that Balao's victim on this occasion was not a tanker, but the 5,244-ton freighter Daigo Maru. Although not in an ideal attack position, the submarine fired four torpedoes at the tanker, all of which missed. The submarine used was the U.S.S. 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. A pink submarine was built by combining red and white parts. -- thanks to Jim Lundell for this info. Shortly after midnight, Balao went to battle stations and closed for attack. Films of this subgenre typically focus on a small but determined crew of submariners battling against enemy submarines or submarine-hunter ships, or against other problems ranging from disputes amongst the crew, threats of mutiny, life-threatening mechanical . "Old Nick" is a nickname for the devil in Christian tradition. Filming for the period suggesting postwar 1959 was done at Naval Station San Diego, California. It also honors the sacrifices their families have made during deployments. Courtesy of Naval History and Heritage Command. Sea Tiger flees amidst a hail of enemy cannon fire. 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. When restoring to duty Lt. Nick Holden, Commander Sherman says: "to get it (the submarine) out of here I'd make a pact with the devil". White is what I ended up with, and the submarine I ended up with is a pink submarine called Sonar School. War submarine commander who is haunted by his memory of the last day of World War The entries can be found here and here. 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. The submarine returned to Key West on 22 March. Nobody knows who took the photo, The submarine is also used as a means of transportation to take Ariel to meet Prince Eric. In the film, Cary Grant portrays Commander Matt Sherman, commanding officer of the USS Sea Tiger. At the time, there were exterior shots of Key West, Florida and interior shots of Key West, Florida. As Coe settled into his new role, he no doubt learned of the dire situation. Golf clubs operated the valves, a jeep wheel was used for a part, a girdle helped pump in the engine room, and what was most embarrassing to the men was its color of bubble gum pink, the only paint available when it needed to be painted. would be released. at sea during the first part of the movie. What is the English language plot outline for Operation Petticoat (1977)? During the 1977-78 season it was on Saturday nights. Photo credit: Photo provided by Stan Lintner, his father, Harold it was released it had to have escaped. The next day, Balao investigated smoke on the horizon, found two cargo ships, tracked them through a rain squall, and as she passed into clear weather, found the convoy in perfect position for her torpedoes. uniform (center front) as is CRM Harold Lintner, kneeling, 1st man, bottom row at USS Sea Tiger was portrayed by three different American World War II Balao-class submarines: The attacking destroyer and, during the arrival at Darwin, the destroyer visible in the background was the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Wren . there and we were made part of it. 6. The USS Archerfish SS-311 (originally USS Archer-Fish, renamed at its 1952 recommission) wore the standard colors of gray and black, and was used for interior and exterior shots in and around Key West. The mechanism, known as the "Steinke hood," enabled Commander W.F. Mazzone and Lieutenant H.E. Steinke, the hood's inventor, to ascend from a depth of 318ft (97m) to the surface in 55seconds, setting a new record. From: Commanding Officer discovers that Sally, the woman he's been falling in love with, has actually been Naval Base in Key West, Fla. However, she made only five enemy contacts and was unable to launch a single attack. 272836 with the stamped notation "Cancelled---cannot identify." His response is still famous in the Navy today. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for VHS - OPERATION PETTICOAT (1959 Cary Grant - Tony Curtis) Brand New Sealed at the best online prices at eBay! [14] Initially starring John Astin in Grant's role of Lieutenant Commander Sherman, the TV series cast Tony Curtis' daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, as Lieutenant Duran. When the diver of the two saves the other from dying 1 More trivia for Operation Petticoat X Join the mailing list Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Curtis very much enjoyed working with Grant. Other 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. Balao fired four torpedoes which overran their target. The trio of submarines reached port on 15 December and moored in a nest alongside Fulton. A two-hour pilot was filmed, and several scripts were written. She fired four stern tubes at the leading ship, but heard no explosions. 1551- Moored starboard side to port disguised as the German U-98. Seeking to make sail . 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. Bingman (a sonarman on Ronquil at the time) via Tim Spoon (click on them to view At the end of a brief refit alongside submarine tender Fulton, Balao got underway on 25 July to begin her first war patrol. 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. speed 16 knots, station the maneuvering watch. Balao (SS-285), which was still in commission at the time. About 1956. NHHC Photograph Collection. on the USS Aspro SS- 309. via submarine to photograph radio codes. It was a black-tie comedy starring Blake Edwards directed by Blake for the World War II submarine. Most notable were scenes set at the opening of WW II, based on the actual sinking of the submarine USS Sealion (SS-195), sunk at the pier at Cavite Navy Yard, the Philippines; Cmdr. the true stories of the USS Angler (SS-240) and Growler (SS-215). Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the 500 movies nominated for the Top 100 Funniest American Movies. Sherman tries an oil slick and then launches blankets, pillows, and life jackets from his one working torpedo tube, but the deception fails. [10] As we continue our series, We Salute You, today we take a closer look at a show that might not be remembered by a lot of people, but it had a memorable cast. who brutalized his wife.". Set speed 16 knots. A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. And two weeks later the audition for Halloween came up . The USS Archerfish SS-311 (originally USS Archer-Fish, renamed at its 1952 recommission) wore the standard colors of gray and black, and was used for interior and exterior shots in and around Key West. 1 especially is a problem, constantly backfiring and belching black smoke. Her original black paint was damaged by fire in the air raid, and ended up peeling off while she was on patrol. Refloated and restored to barely seaworthy condition, Sea Tiger puts to sea after a native witch doctor casts a protection spell on her. Her first opportunity for action came on 9 March, when she sighted a small tanker with two escorts steaming along the coastline. It is believed by this command that the stamped notation "cannot identify" was possible error, and that this is simply a case of shortage of strategic war material, the Skipjackprobably being low on the priority list. And I was fired, along with eleven of the thirteen actors. Balao began the year 1944 with a contact that turned out to be a very large steamer and two escorts. The Little Mermaid features a pink submarine that is used by Ariel and her friends to explore the surface world. A survivor was taken on board, who stated that his vessel, the 5,857-ton passenger cargo ship Nikki Maru, had gone down rapidly after being hit. En route, she embarked a sailor from Torsk suffering from appendicitis and an injured Sand Lance crewman. Decommissioned on July 11, 1963, her hulk was sunk off northern Florida on September 6. 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. After that, Balao patrolled independently until 19 January when she pulled into Apra Harbor, Guam, for refit alongside Apollo. After a six-week training period in New London, Conn., the submarine sailed for the Pacific Theater of Operations and joined the 7th Fleet at Brisbane, Australia, on 10 July 1943. Paul King, Joseph Stone, Stanley Shapiro, and Maurice Richlin were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing for their work on Operation Petticoat. Her second war patrol began on 4 October when Balao sailed in company with Silversides for Tulagi. checking out his qualifications to be a U.S. Navy frogman. The submarine departed Key West on 19 July 1958 for an overhaul at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. A submarine based at Cavite, the USS Seadragon, did go on patrol with a red paint job. Now the submarine was a lifeguard vessel helping pilots and sailors, and the nurses were part of the Navy and assigned to the ship. The movie The Battle of the Coral Sea was made in 58-59 Operation Petticoat is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Blake . From 28 June4 November, the submarine underwent overhaul and battery renewal. Balao also deployed to the western Atlantic during the Cuban Missile Crisis in OctoberNovember, but returned to routine training duty when the trouble died down. October 26 marks the National Day of the Deployed. When the submarine surfaced again, all trace of the convoy was gone, and she set course for Langemak Bay, New Guinea, with all her torpedoes expended. . On 4 November, the submarine made a submerged approach to a two-ship convoy, but the six torpedoes that she fired missed their marks. 1248- Stopped, lying to. (Paramount, 1951) William Holden is a Korean Below are the top five veteran research questions, where to go for further resources, and how to begin your search. Might as well start a new series! Some elements of the screenplay were taken from actual incidents that happened with some of the Pacific Fleet's submarines during the war. I loved the Astin version when I was a kid but don't even remember Season Two. As General Douglas MacArthurs campaign on Luzon was underway, news of the Palawan massacre produced a call to action to save thousands of Allied POWs and civilian internees from a similar fate. exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy. A fuel shortage forced Balao to enter Majuro Atoll on 12 June to begin refit alongside submarine tender Sperry. If youre a fan of disaster movies or naval dramas, Kursk will be a good choice for you. 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. A captain, looking for a command insists he can get it to a dockyard and captain it. left side of photo. Radar and lookouts failed to locate the merchantman, so Balao returned to patrol the shipping lanes after a very successful attack. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1913, William Fournier was raised in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. What Holden and his men cannot acquire from base warehouses, they steal. One ship was seen down by the bow, with her stern in the air; another listed heavily; and a third was riding low in the water. The submarine was decommissioned on 1 August 1963, and her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register that same day. Upon its completion on 13 November, Balao conducted refresher training at New London, Conn. and Newport, Rhode Island. In 1959, she starred as the "pink submarine" in the motion picture "Operation Petticoat". The scouting line was discontinued on 26 August, and Balao shifted to patrol the PalauRabaul shipping route where she fared no better. For those who are curious, Operation Petticoat employed the services of three U.S. submarines. Your email address will not be published. A bus parked on it was blown up and thrown into the water by the explosion. When it drives away, dragging his car with it, Sherman reassures his wife that it will be stopped at the main gate. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to film distributors, not total money earned at the box office. Mary. (SS-311) when we were assisting with the making ofOperation Petticoat - Ken The following photos are courtesy of Richard 'King Bing' She later learned, however, that her consort sank three of the seven ships. Crandall's bra convinces the destroyer's captain that "the Japanese have nothing like this", and he ceases fire. 2. We carried HFRO (Hunt for Red October) Ops The nurses wonder why the toilet is called "the head." Support the continuing educational mission of The National WWII Museum by shopping our Museum Store book selection. Despite the dated 1950s gender stereotypes, the comic . Image: NH 98043: USS Balao (SS-285), off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, October 25, 1944. I have done research on a few series lately that had 1, 2, sometimes 4 different versions of the sitcom and yet it kept the same title. When the Skipjackreturned to Australia after her patrol, she was greeted by quite a sight. 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.