The Sad Sack

November. 27,1957      NR
Rating:
5.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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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