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The Sad Sack 1957 Directed by George Marshall

The Lovable Laughable GI Goof!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French
Gnere Comedy
Release Date 27 November 1957
98 mins
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Jerry Lewis Private Meredith C. Bixby
David Wayne Corporal Larry Dolan
Phyllis Kirk Maj. Shelton
Joe Mantell Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky
Gene Evans Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley
George Dolenz Ali Mustapha
Shepperd Strudwick Major General Vanderlip
Mary Treen Sgt. Hansen
Marilyn Hanold Sexy Female
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