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The Sad Sack

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Plot

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.

Cast

Jerry Lewis as Private Meredith C. Bixby
Jerry Lewis

as Private Meredith C. Bixby

David Wayne as Corporal Larry Dolan
David Wayne

as Corporal Larry Dolan

Phyllis Kirk as Maj. Shelton
Phyllis Kirk

as Maj. Shelton

Peter Lorre as Abdul
Peter Lorre

as Abdul

Joe Mantell as Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky
Joe Mantell

as Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky

Gene Evans as Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley
Gene Evans

as Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley

George Dolenz as Ali Mustapha
George Dolenz

as Ali Mustapha

Shepperd Strudwick as Major General Vanderlip
Shepperd Strudwick

as Major General Vanderlip

Abraham Sofaer as Hassim
Abraham Sofaer

as Hassim

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • November 27, 1957

Production Companies

  • Hal Wallis Productions

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Français

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.63 hrs

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