The Square Peg

John Paddy Carstairs
1958-12-04


6.3
89 min

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

Name Character Team
Norman Wisdom Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber Unowned
Edward Chapman Mr Grimsdale Unowned
Honor Blackman Lesley Cartland Unowned
Campbell Singer Sergeant Loder Unowned
Hattie Jacques Gretchen Unowned
Brian Worth Henri Le Blanc Unowned
Frank Williams Captain Ford Unowned
Terence Alexander Captain Wharton Unowned
John Warwick Colonel Layton Unowned
Arnold Bell General Hunt Unowned
Robert Desmond Sentry (uncredited) Unowned
André Maranne Jean-Claude Unowned
John G. Heller German Officer at Gatepost Unowned
Michael Collins Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited) Unowned
Oliver Reed (uncredited) Unowned
Brian Wilde New Recruit (uncredited) Unowned