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The Sad Sack: Directed by George Marshall. With Jerry Lewis, David Wayne, Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lorre. A bumbling hero with a photographic memory winds up in Morocco as a private in the French Foreign Legion. He still hasn't adjusted after 18 months. Among other things, he's lost a tank.
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- George Marshall
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- Comedy
The Sad Sack is a 1957 American comedy film based on the Harvey Comics character of the same title, created by George Baker. The film stars Jerry Lewis and Peter Lorre and was released by Paramount Pictures . Plot. Private Meredith Bixby simply cannot fall in line with army procedure, even though he has had 17 months of training.
- $1.1 million
- Hal B. Wallis
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Synopsis. 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.
- 1957
- 7
- George Marshall
- 98 min
The Sad Sack (1957) - Turner Classic Movies. Brief Synopsis. A hopelessly innocent private gets himself kidnapped in Morocco. Cast & Crew. Read More. George Marshall. Director. Jerry Lewis. Pvt. Meredith Bixby. David Wayne. Cpl. Larry Dolan. Phyllis Kirk. Maj. Shelton. Peter Lorre. Abdul. Joe Mantell. Pvt. Stanley Wenaslawsky. Photos & Videos.
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The Sad Sack. 1957 · 1 hr 38 min. TV-PG. Comedy · Drama. An accident-prone hero who can remember pretty much everything ends up as a Private in the French Army where he loses a tank and struggles to adjust. Subtitles: English. Starring: Jerry Lewis David Wayne Phyllis Kirk Peter Lorre Joe Mantell. Directed by: George Marshall. You May Also Like.