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The Sad Sack (1957)

The Sad Sack poster
Directed by
George Marshall
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bumbling army recruit causes chaos and has misadventures during his time in the military. Jerry Lewis plays the hapless character from the Harvey Comics strip.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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