The Square Peg

The Square Peg

1958
1h 29min

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

The Square Peg

Storyline

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
Cast
Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom
Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber
Honor Blackman
Honor Blackman
Lesley Cartland
Edward Chapman
Edward Chapman
Mr. Grimsdale
Campbell Singer
Campbell Singer
Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques
Hattie Jacques
Gretchen
Brian Worth
Brian Worth
Henri Le Blanc
Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
Captain Wharton
John Warwick
John Warwick
Colonel Layton
Arnold Bell
General Hunt
Victor Beaumont
Jogenkraut
André Maranne
André Maranne
Jean-Claude
Frank Williams
Frank Williams
Captain Ford
Eddie Leslie
Medical Officer
Richard Marner
Richard Marner
German Officer
John G. Heller
John G. Heller
German Officer at Gatepost
Roger Avon
Roger Avon
Workman (uncredited)
William Baskiville
German Officer (uncredited)
Jim Beasley
British Solider (uncredited)
Alan Beaton
Lieutenant Colonel Bill (uncredited)
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey
Colonel (uncredited)
Jim Brady
Jim Brady
Fred Ferndale (uncredited)
Aza Caralova
Café Patron (uncredited)
Alf Casha
Café Patron (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters
New Recruit (uncredited)
Michael Collins
Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)
Mike Conner
German Soldier (uncredited)
Terence Cooper
Terence Cooper
Paratrooper (uncredited)
Dan Cressey
German Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Desmond
Robert Desmond
Sentry (uncredited)
Ernest Fennemore
New Recruit (uncredited)
Chick Fowles
German Sentry (uncredited)
Frank Fry
New Recruit (uncredited)
Robert Gillespie
Robert Gillespie
German Soldier (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
Workman (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths
Fred Griffiths
Lorry Driver (uncredited)
Aidan Harrington
German Soldier (uncredited)
Gordon Harris
Gordon Harris
Corporal (uncredited)
Derek Holmes
Medical Corporal (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
German Soldier (uncredited)
Barry Johns
Paratrooper (uncredited)
Dickey Luck
Paratrooper (uncredited)
Victor Maddern
Victor Maddern
Motor Pool Corporal (uncredited)
Terence Maidment
Paratrooper (uncredited)
Vicky Marshall
WRAC (uncredited)
Sheila McGibbon
Annie McQuillan (uncredited)
Jim McManus
Jim McManus
New Recruit (uncredited)
Geremy Phillips
Soldier (uncredited)
Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
(uncredited)
Frank Schock
Café Patron (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes
German Soldier (uncredited)
George Spence
Council Official (uncredited)
Hazel Sutton
Blonde (uncredited)
Jack Taylor
Paratrooper in Pub (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
German Sentry (uncredited)
Richard Warner
Richard Warner
(uncredited)
Brian Wilde
Brian Wilde
New Recruit (uncredited)
Ian Wilson
Ian Wilson
Extra (uncredited)
Stephen Zammit
New Recruit (uncredited)
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