The Square Peg (1958)

The Square Peg (1958)

1958-12-04 United Kingdom 89 Min. PG-13
6.3 26 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 Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber
Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber
Edward Chapman is Mr Grimsdale
Mr Grimsdale
Honor Blackman is Lesley Cartland
Lesley Cartland
Campbell Singer is Sergeant Loder
Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques is Gretchen
Brian Worth is Henri Le Blanc
Henri Le Blanc
Frank Williams is Captain Ford
Captain Ford
Terence Alexander is Captain Wharton
Captain Wharton
John Warwick is Colonel Layton
Colonel Layton
Arnold Bell is General Hunt
General Hunt
Robert Desmond is Sentry (uncredited)
Sentry (uncredited)
André Maranne is Jean-Claude
Jean-Claude