The Sad Sack
(1957)

The Lovable Laughable GI Goof!

Released: 1957-11-27

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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.

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Jerry Lewis

as Private Meredith C. Bixby

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David Wayne

as Corporal Larry Dolan

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Phyllis Kirk

as Maj. Shelton

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Joe Mantell

as Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky

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Gene Evans

as Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley

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Shepperd Strudwick

as Major General Vanderlip

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Mary Treen

as Sgt. Hansen

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Marilyn Hanold

as Sexy Female

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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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Loyal Griggs

Director of Photography

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John B. Goodman

Art Direction

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Edith Head

Costume Design

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Charles Morton

Script Supervisor

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Andrew J. Durkus

Unit Production Manager

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Sam Comer

Set Decoration

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Ray Moyer

Set Decoration

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Jim Miller

Sound Recordist

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Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

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John P. Fulton

Special Effects

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