The Sad Sack
movie
The Lovable Laughable GI Goof!
Released November 27, 1957
Genres:
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.
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
Mary Treen
as
Sgt. Hansen
Marilyn Hanold
as
Sexy Female
Crew
George Marshall
as
Director
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Paul Nathan
as
Associate Producer
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Edmund Beloin
as
Screenplay
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Nate Monaster
as
Screenplay
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Edward R. Morse
as
Casting
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Archie Marshek
as
Editor
Hal B. Wallis
as
Producer
Walter Scharf
as
Original Music Composer
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Hal Pereira
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Art Direction
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Loyal Griggs
as
Director of Photography
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John B. Goodman
as
Art Direction
Edith Head
as
Costume Design