The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack

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The Lovable Laughable GI Goof!

Director: George Marshall

Producer: Hal B. Wallis

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.

98 min Rating: 5.6/10 Released
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Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Private Meredith C. Bixby
David Wayne
David Wayne
Corporal Larry Dolan
Phyllis Kirk
Phyllis Kirk
Maj. Shelton
Joe Mantell
Joe Mantell
Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky
Gene Evans
Gene Evans
Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley

Movie Info

Director: George Marshall

Producer: Hal B. Wallis

Production Companies: Hal Wallis Productions, Paramount Pictures

Countries: United States of America

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