The Square Peg (1958)
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- John Paddy Carstairs
Writing:
- Jack Davies
- Henry Blyth
- Norman Wisdom
Stars:
Release Date: 1958-12-04
6.5/10
6.5/10
- Country: GB
- Language: English
- Runtime: 89
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Captain Ford
Captain Wharton
Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
Sergeant Loder
Gretchen
Henri Le Blanc
Colonel Layton
Gretchen
Sentry (uncredited)
Jean-Claude
German Officer at Gatepost
(uncredited)
New Recruit (uncredited)
German Officer
Workman (uncredited)
Colonel (uncredited)
Fred Ferndale (uncredited)
Paratrooper (uncredited)
German Soldier (uncredited)
Workman (uncredited)
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
Corporal (uncredited)
Motor Pool Corporal (uncredited)
New Recruit (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Extra (uncredited)
