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The Sad Sack

1957-1h 38min
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5.6 / 10 31

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.

Directed by George Marshall

Writers Edmund Beloin Nate Monaster George Baker

Stars Jerry Lewis David Wayne Phyllis Kirk

Videos

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Sad Sack ≣ 1957 ≣ Trailer

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Jerry Lewis in the Foreign Legion

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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Peter Lorre

Abdul
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Joe Mantell

Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky
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Gene Evans

Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley
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George Dolenz

Ali Mustapha
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Liliane Montevecchi

Zita
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Shepperd Strudwick

Major General Vanderlip
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Abraham Sofaer

Hassim
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Mary Treen

Sgt. Hansen
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Marilyn Hanold

Sexy Female

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