The Square Peg
1958-12-04 | 89 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Norman WisdomPrivate Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
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Honor BlackmanJunior Commander Lesley Cartland
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Edward ChapmanPrivate Wilfred Grimsdale
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Campbell SingerSergeant Loder
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Hattie JacquesGretchen
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Brian WorthHenri Le Blanc
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Terence AlexanderCaptain Wharton
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André MaranneJean-Claude
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Frank WilliamsCaptain Ford
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Richard MarnerGerman Officer
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John G. HellerGerman Officer at Gatepost
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Roger AvonWorkman (uncredited)
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Martin BoddeyColonel (uncredited)
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