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The Sad Sack poster
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MASTER SCORE 60.5 / 100
1957·Comedy·1h 38m

THE SAD SACK

“The Lovable Laughable GI Goof!”

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.

Above the Line
George Marshall·DirectorEdmund Beloin·ScreenplayNate Monaster·ScreenplayLoyal Griggs·Director of PhotographyWalter Scharf·Original Music ComposerArchie Marshek·Editor
Cast
Jerry Lewis·Private Meredith C. BixbyDavid Wayne·Corporal Larry DolanPhyllis Kirk·Maj. SheltonPeter Lorre·AbdulJoe Mantell·Pvt. Stan WenaslawskyGene Evans·Sgt. Major Elmer PulleyGeorge Dolenz·Ali MustaphaLiliane Montevecchi·ZitaShepperd Strudwick·Major General VanderlipAbraham Sofaer·Hassim
Full Crew
(25 credits)
Directing· 3
George Marshall·DirectorCharles Morton·Script SupervisorCharles C. Coleman·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Edmund Beloin·ScreenplayNate Monaster·ScreenplayGeorge Baker·Characters
Camera· 1
Loyal Griggs·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Archie Marshek·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Walter Scharf·Original Music ComposerJim Miller·Sound RecordistHarold Lewis·Sound RecordistWinston H. Leverett·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 6
Hal Pereira·Art DirectionJohn B. Goodman·Art DirectionEdith Head·Costume DesignSam Comer·Set DecorationRay Moyer·Set DecorationWally Westmore·Makeup Supervisor
Production· 4
Hal B. Wallis·ProducerEdward R. Morse·CastingPaul Nathan·Associate ProducerAndrew J. Durkus·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 3
John P. Fulton·Special EffectsNellie Manley·Hair SupervisorCharles O'Curran·Choreographer
By the Numbers
60.5
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
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