The Square Peg

6.5 1958 89 min

War Comedy

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 th…

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Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Writers: Jack Davies, Eddie Leslie, Henry Blyth, Norman Wisdom

Cast

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Norman Wisdom Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber

Honor Blackman Junior Commander Lesley Cartland

Edward Chapman Private Wilfred Grimsdale

Campbell Singer Sergeant Loder

Hattie Jacques Gretchen

Brian Worth Henri Le Blanc

Terence Alexander Captain Wharton

John Warwick Colonel Layton

Arnold Bell General Hunt

Victor Beaumont Jogenkraut

André Maranne Jean-Claude

Frank Williams Captain Ford

Eddie Leslie Medical Officer

Richard Marner German Officer

John G. Heller German Officer at Gatepost

Roger Avon Workman (uncredited)

William Baskiville German Officer (uncredited)

Jim Beasley British Solider (uncredited)

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