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The Sad Sack(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-11-27
56%
31 Votes
Time: 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.
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Hal Wallis Productions
Movie: The Sad Sack
Top 10 Billed 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
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