The Square Peg

The Square Peg (1958)


  • Genre: War, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1958-12-04
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 30 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Rank Organisation
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: John Paddy Carstairs
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From 30 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Norman Wisdom

    as Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber

  • Honor Blackman

    as Junior Commander Lesley Cartland

  • Edward Chapman

    as Private Wilfred Grimsdale

  • Campbell Singer

    as Sergeant Loder

  • Hattie Jacques

    as Gretchen

  • Brian Worth

    as Henri Le Blanc

  • Terence Alexander

    as Captain Wharton

  • John Warwick

    as Colonel Layton

  • Arnold Bell

    as General Hunt

  • Victor Beaumont

    as Jogenkraut

  • André Maranne

    as Jean-Claude

  • Frank Williams

    as Captain Ford

  • Eddie Leslie

    as Medical Officer

  • Richard Marner

    as German Officer

  • John G. Heller

    as German Officer at Gatepost

  • Roger Avon

    as Workman (uncredited)

  • William Baskiville

    as German Officer (uncredited)

  • Jim Beasley

    as British Solider (uncredited)

  • Alan Beaton

    as Lieutenant Colonel Bill (uncredited)

  • Martin Boddey

    as Colonel (uncredited)

  • Jim Brady

    as Mr. Fred Ferndale (uncredited)

  • Aza Caralova

    as Café Patron (uncredited)

  • Alf Casha

    as Café Patron (uncredited)

  • Jimmy Charters

    as Mr. Harry Hoylake (uncredited)

  • Michael Collins

    as Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)

  • Mike Conner

    as German Soldier (uncredited)

  • Terence Cooper

    as Paratrooper (uncredited)

  • Dan Cressey

    as German Soldier (uncredited)

  • Robert Desmond

    as Sentry (uncredited)

  • Ernest Fennemore

    as New Recruit (uncredited)

  • Chick Fowles

    as German Sentry (uncredited)

  • Frank Fry

    as New Recruit (uncredited)

  • Robert Gillespie

    as German Soldier (uncredited)

  • Harold Goodwin

    as Workman (uncredited)

  • Fred Griffiths

    as Lorry Driver (uncredited)

  • Aidan Harrington

    as German Soldier (uncredited)

  • Gordon Harris

    as Corporal (uncredited)

  • Derek Holmes

    as Medical Corporal (uncredited)

  • Lindsay Hooper

    as German Soldier (uncredited)

  • Barry Johns

    as Paratrooper (uncredited)

  • Dickey Luck

    as Paratrooper (uncredited)

  • Victor Maddern

    as Motor Pool Corporal (uncredited)

  • Terence Maidment

    as Paratrooper (uncredited)

  • Vicky Marshall

    as WRAC (uncredited)

  • Sheila McGibbon

    as Annie McQuillan (uncredited)

  • Jim McManus

    as New Recruit (uncredited)

  • Geremy Phillips

    as Soldier (uncredited)

  • Oliver Reed

    as (uncredited)

  • Frank Schock

    as Café Patron (uncredited)

  • Arnold Schulkes

    as German Soldier (uncredited)

  • George Spence

    as Mr. Charles Fenton Hopkins (uncredited)

  • Hazel Sutton

    as Blonde (uncredited)

  • Jack Taylor

    as Paratrooper in Pub (uncredited)

  • Reg Thomason

    as German Sentry (uncredited)

  • Richard Warner

    as (uncredited)

  • Brian Wilde

    as New Recruit (uncredited)

  • Ian Wilson

    as Extra (uncredited)

  • Stephen Zammit

    as New Recruit (uncredited)
Writing Norman Wisdom Screenplay
Writing Henry Blyth Screenplay
Directing John Paddy Carstairs Director
Writing Eddie Leslie Screenplay
Writing Jack Davies Screenplay
Directing Susan Dyson Continuity
Camera Mike Fox Clapper Loader

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