The Square Peg
movie

Released December 04, 1958
Overview
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

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
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John Warwick
as
Colonel Layton
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Arnold Bell
as
General Hunt
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Victor Beaumont
as
Jogenkraut

André Maranne
as
Jean-Claude

Frank Williams
as
Captain Ford
