The Sad Sack (1957)
The Sad Sack
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
as Private Meredith C. Bixby
David Wayne
as Corporal Larry Dolan
as Corporal Larry Dolan
Phyllis Kirk
as Maj. Shelton
as Maj. Shelton
Peter Lorre
as Abdul
as Abdul
Joe Mantell
as Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky
as Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky
Gene Evans
as Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley
as Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley
George Dolenz
as Ali Mustapha
as Ali Mustapha
Liliane Montevecchi
as Zita
as Zita
Shepperd Strudwick
as Major General Vanderlip
as Major General Vanderlip
Abraham Sofaer
as Hassim
as Hassim
Mary Treen
as Sgt. Hansen
as Sgt. Hansen
Marilyn Hanold
as Sexy Female
as Sexy Female
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George Marshall
Director
Director
Paul Nathan
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Edmund Beloin
Screenplay
Screenplay
Nate Monaster
Screenplay
Screenplay
Edward R. Morse
Casting
Casting
Archie Marshek
Editor
Editor
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Producer
Walter Scharf
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Art Direction
Loyal Griggs
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
John B. Goodman
Art Direction
Art Direction
Edith Head
Costume Design
Costume Design
Charles Morton
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Andrew J. Durkus
Unit Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
George Baker
Characters
Characters
Jim Miller
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Makeup Supervisor
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Special Effects
Winston H. Leverett
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Harold Lewis
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
Hair Supervisor
Charles O'Curran
Choreographer
Choreographer
