The Sad Sack (1957)

The Sad Sack (1957) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1957 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
George Marshall

Written By:
Edmund Beloin
Nate Monaster

Actors:
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
Mary Treen ..... Sgt. Hansen
Kenneth Becker ..... Corporal

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. 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. To protect him, Dolan tells him some lies about Zita, and Bixby, in despair, joins the Suicide Division of the Foreign Legion. He is kidnapped by a band of Arabian plotters and, guarded by the knife-happy Abdul, is ordered to assemble a stolen American cannon. Zita learns of his plight and gets Dolan and Stan to join her in a rescue mission.

Private Meredith Bixby (Lewis) simply cannot fall in line with army procedure, even though he has had 17 months of training. A psychologist (Phyllis Kirk), is assigned to turn him into a good soldier, so she enlists two fellow servicemen to help Bixby with his training. About the only thing that he can do right is remember things with his photographic memory. Eventually they are assigned to a base in Morocco. One night they all head off to a bar where Bixby gets drunk on 'Moroccan Delights', which he thinks are malteds. He gets involved with a femme fatale (Liliane Montevecchi) and is kidnapped by some Arabian renegades. Abdul (Peter Lorre) guards Bixby and makes him assemble a stolen cannon, knowing that Bixby had already memorized the assembly instructions back at the base. Bixby is eventually rescued by his fellow soldiers and they are all presented with medals of honor.

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