The Sad Sack

Nov 27, 1957

1h 38m

★ 5.6

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Hal Wallis Productions

Paramount Pictures

The Sad Sack Trailers

Cast

Private Meredith C. Bixby

Jerry Lewis

Corporal Larry Dolan

David Wayne

Maj. Shelton

Phyllis Kirk

Abdul

Peter Lorre

Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky

Joe Mantell

Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley

Gene Evans

Ali Mustapha

George Dolenz

Zita

Liliane Montevecchi

Major General Vanderlip

Shepperd Strudwick

Hassim

Abraham Sofaer

Sgt. Hansen

Mary Treen

Sexy Female

Marilyn Hanold

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