CinemaOSMovie · 1958 · 1h 29m

The Square Peg

65%(34)IMDbWarComedy

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

Directed byJohn Paddy Carstairs

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
EN
Released
December 4, 1958
Studios
The Rank Organisation

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom

Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Junior Commander Lesley Cartland

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Private Wilfred Grimsdale

Campbell Singer

Campbell Singer

Sergeant Loder

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Gretchen

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Henri Le Blanc

Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander

Captain Wharton

John Warwick

Colonel Layton

Arnold Bell

General Hunt

Victor Beaumont

Jogenkraut

Creative team
Directed by
John Paddy Carstairs
John Paddy Carstairs
Written by
Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom
Henry Blyth

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