The Sad Sack (1957)

56.72 %
based on 32 user ratings
The Sad Sack on IMDb 5.9/10 513 votes

Released:
1957-11-27

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.

Director:
George Marshall

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Jerry Lewis
    as
    Private Meredith C. Bixby
  • David Wayne
    as
    Corporal Larry Dolan
  • Phyllis Kirk
    as
    Maj. Shelton
  • Peter Lorre
    as
    Abdul
  • Joe Mantell
    as
    Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky