The Square Peg (1958)

The Square Peg (1958)

1958-12-04 United Kingdom 89 Min. PG-13
6.5 30 votes

Overview

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 is Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Honor Blackman is Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
Edward Chapman is Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Campbell Singer is Sergeant Loder
Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques is Gretchen
Brian Worth is Henri Le Blanc
Henri Le Blanc
Terence Alexander is Captain Wharton
Captain Wharton
John Warwick is Colonel Layton
Colonel Layton
Arnold Bell is General Hunt
General Hunt
Victor Beaumont is Jogenkraut
Jogenkraut
André Maranne is Jean-Claude
Jean-Claude
Frank Williams is Captain Ford
Captain Ford