The Sad Sack (1957)

  • NR
  • 11/27/1957 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 38m

The Lovable Laughable GI Goof!

Overview

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.

George Marshall

Director

Edmund Beloin

Screenplay

Nate Monaster

Screenplay

George Baker

Characters

Cast

Jerry Lewis's headshot

Jerry Lewis

Private Meredith C. Bixby
David Wayne's headshot

David Wayne

Corporal Larry Dolan
Phyllis Kirk's headshot

Phyllis Kirk

Maj. Shelton
Peter Lorre's headshot

Peter Lorre

Abdul
Joe Mantell's headshot

Joe Mantell

Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky
Gene Evans's headshot

Gene Evans

Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley
George Dolenz's headshot

George Dolenz

Ali Mustapha
Liliane Montevecchi's headshot

Liliane Montevecchi

Zita

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