

The Square Peg (1958)
War
Comedy
- 1h 29m
65 %
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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
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
Top Billed 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
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