The Sad Sack (1957)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1957-11-27
Runtime: 98 minutes
Director: George Marshall
Top Cast
- Jerry Lewis as Private Meredith C. Bixby
- David Wayne as Corporal Larry Dolan
- Phyllis Kirk as Maj. Shelton
- Peter Lorre as Abdul
- Joe Mantell as Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky
- Gene Evans as Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley
- George Dolenz as Ali Mustapha
- Liliane Montevecchi as Zita
- Shepperd Strudwick as Major General Vanderlip
- Abraham Sofaer as Hassim
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