The Sad Sack
“The Lovable Laughable GI Goof!”
1957•NR•1h 38m•5.7•Released
Comedy
Private Meredith Bixby is so out of step in the Army that his six weeks of planned basic training has now stretched to 17 months. After he loses a tank, WAC Major Shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him. She requests Corporal Dolan and Private Stan Wensalawsky to help with the training. Dolan and Stan both have scores to settle with Bixby and their "guidance" leads to more mishaps. Sergeant Pulley has them shipped out to Morocco. On leave in North Africa, Bixy wanders alone into a bar, has a few Moroccan Delights, which he thinks are malted milks, and becomes convinced that exotic singer-dancer Zita is THE girl for him.
Director
George Marshall
Writer
Edmund Beloin, Nate Monaster
Languages
English, French
Studio
Hal Wallis Productions
Cast
Jerry Lewis
Private Meredith C. Bixby
David Wayne
Corporal Larry Dolan
Phyllis Kirk
Maj. Shelton
Peter Lorre
Abdul
Joe Mantell
Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky
Gene Evans
Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley
George Dolenz
Ali Mustapha
Liliane Montevecchi
Zita
Shepperd Strudwick
Major General Vanderlip
Abraham Sofaer
Hassim
Mary Treen
Sgt. Hansen
Marilyn Hanold
Sexy Female
Production
Company
Hal Wallis Productions
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
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