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