The Square Peg

The Square Peg by John Paddy Carstairs

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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

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Cast

Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom as Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman as Mr Grimsdale

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman as Lesley Cartland

Campbell Singer

Campbell Singer as Sergeant Loder

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques as Gretchen

Brian Worth

Brian Worth as Henri Le Blanc

Frank Williams

Frank Williams as Captain Ford

Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander as Captain Wharton

John Warwick

John Warwick as Colonel Layton

Arnold Bell

Arnold Bell as General Hunt

Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond as Sentry (uncredited)

André Maranne

André Maranne as Jean-Claude

John G. Heller

John G. Heller as German Officer at Gatepost

Michael Collins

Michael Collins as Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed as (uncredited)

Brian Wilde

Brian Wilde as New Recruit (uncredited)

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