Operation Petticoat (1959)

FILM4, 1.25PM ★★★

A beguiling Second World War comedy directed by Blake Edwards and starring Cary Grant as a submarine captain with a strict sense of order and a rule-breaking hustler of a first officer (Tony Curtis). The vessel is bombed by the Japanese, but that’s the least of its worries. Five nurses in distress, a goat and a coating of pink paint all pose challenges for the effortlessly funny crew.