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 WisdomNorman Pitkin / General Schreiber
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Edward ChapmanMr Grimsdale
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Honor BlackmanLesley Cartland
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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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Frank WilliamsCaptain Ford
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Terence AlexanderCaptain Wharton
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John WarwickColonel Layton
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Robert DesmondSentry (uncredited)
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André MaranneJean-Claude
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John G. HellerGerman Officer at Gatepost
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Oliver Reed(uncredited)
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Brian WildeNew Recruit (uncredited)
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