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The Sad Sack

56% | Nov 27, 1957
Comedy

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.

Top Billed Cast

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Jerry Lewis
Private Meredith C. Bixby
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David Wayne
Corporal Larry Dolan
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Phyllis Kirk
Maj. Shelton
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Joe Mantell
Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky

Featured Crew

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George Marshall
Director
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Edmund Beloin
Screenplay
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Nate Monaster
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Edward R. Morse
Casting
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Archie Marshek
Editor
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Loyal Griggs
Director of Photography
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Hal B. Wallis
Producer
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Paul Nathan
Associate Producer
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Walter Scharf
Original Music Composer
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Hal Pereira
Art Direction
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John B. Goodman
Art Direction
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Edith Head
Costume Design

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