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.

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Cast

Jerry Lewis

Private Meredith C. Bixby

David Wayne

Corporal Larry Dolan

Phyllis Kirk

Maj. Shelton

Peter Lorre

Abdul

Joe Mantell

Pvt. Stan Wenaslawsky

Gene Evans

Sgt. Major Elmer Pulley

George Dolenz

Ali Mustapha

Liliane Montevecchi

Zita

Shepperd Strudwick

Major General Vanderlip

Abraham Sofaer

Hassim