Movie·1958·1h 29m
The Square Peg
Directed By
John Paddy Carstairs
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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
Written By
Jack Davies, Henry Blyth, Norman Wisdom
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
33 votes
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// cast
Cast
Norman Wisdom
Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Honor Blackman
Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
Edward Chapman
Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Campbell Singer
Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques
Gretchen
Brian Worth
Henri Le Blanc
Terence Alexander
Captain Wharton
John Warwick
Colonel Layton
Arnold Bell
General Hunt
Victor Beaumont
Jogenkraut
André Maranne
Jean-Claude
Frank Williams
Captain Ford
Eddie Leslie
Medical Officer
Richard Marner
German Officer
John G. Heller
German Officer at Gatepost
Roger Avon
Workman (uncredited)
William Baskiville
German Officer (uncredited)
Jim Beasley
British Solider (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
John Paddy Carstairs
Director
Jack Davies
Screenplay
Henry Blyth
Screenplay
Norman Wisdom
Screenplay
Eddie Leslie
Screenplay
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