Operation Mad Ball is a 1957 American military comedy from Columbia Pictures, produced by Jed Harris, directed by Richard Quine, that stars Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Kathryn Grant, Arthur O'Connell, and Mickey Rooney.

He brings it to Lieutenant Betty Bixby's attention, unofficially; asking her to treat it surreptitiously, instead of ordering him to sick call, whom he wants to take to the ball.

On their heels every minute, however, is security officer Lock, always sniffing around and on the lookout for the slightest breach of what constitutes his ideas of strict army regulations and military discipline.

When he arrives at the hotel, he sees Bixby sitting with the camp's commanding officer, who has sworn to everyone at the ball to say nothing about what is going on that evening.

Richard Quine was also the director of the film, and some of the song was contributed to by the performer, Mr. Sammy Davis Junior.

[7][8] A Long Playing Record was also released, titled 'Music for a Mad Ball' by Tops Records, as L-1610 TOPS, with the cover notes description of the plot, cast and notes, also the cover depicting photos of the cast; without music on the album from the movie itself.