Dec 04, 1958
89 min
Full-HD

The Square Peg (1958)

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

Category

War Comedy

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

The Rank Organisation

Norman Wisdom

Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber

Edward Chapman

Mr Grimsdale

Honor Blackman

Lesley Cartland

Campbell Singer

Sergeant Loder

Hattie Jacques

Gretchen

Brian Worth

Henri Le Blanc

Frank Williams

Captain Ford

Terence Alexander

Captain Wharton

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