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User Rating:
5.6/10   205 votes
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Director:
George Marshall
Writers:
George Baker (comic strip)
Edmund Beloin (writer) ...
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Release Date:
27 November 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
The Lovable Laughable GI Goof! more
Plot:
Private Meredith Bixby (Jerry Lewis) is so out of step in the Army that his six weeks of planned basic training has now stretched to 17 months... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Very under rated! more

Cast

  (Complete credited 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
Mary Treen ... Sgt. Hansen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenneth Becker ... Corporal (as Ken Becker)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Referenced in Loving You (1957) more
Soundtrack:
The Sad Sack more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Very under rated!, 3 September 2000
10/10
Author: kenandraf (kenandraf@webtv.net) from Honolulu,Hawaii

This is one of the most under rated films of all time!This film was very funny and was very entertaining and had the movie viewers concerned about the plot and the characters! It really delivered what the people expected from the Army comedy and then some!There was fun after hilarious fun and I do not understand why a lot of movie critcs do not see how well made the movie was.The only complaint I have about it is that it was done in black and white.But that is grasping for a negative right there.I hope people see this movie for what it is in the near future.A great classic comedy and to be rated as high as other classic comedies. It's pure enjoyment I tell you!

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