The Sad Sack

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 27, 1957

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, French

Countries

United States of America

Production

Paramount,Hal Wallis Productions

Cast

Jerry Lewis,David Wayne,Phyllis Kirk,Peter Lorre,Joe Mantell,Gene Evans,George Dolenz,Liliane Montevecchi,Shepperd Strudwick,Abraham Sofaerand 2 more

Director

George Marshall

Writer

Edmund Beloin,Nate Monaster,George Baker

Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Cinematography

Loyal Griggs

Music

Walter Scharf

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0050922