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The Square Peg

1958 | 89m | English

(1746 votes)

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Popularity: 0.4 (history)

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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
Release Date: Dec 04, 1958
Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Writer: Jack Davies, Henry Blyth, Eddie Leslie, Norman Wisdom
Genres: War, Comedy
Keywords world war ii, black and white, army base
Production Companies The Rank Organisation
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Jan 29, 2026
Entered: Apr 21, 2024
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Name Character
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)
Alan Beaton Lieutenant Colonel Bill (uncredited)
Martin Boddey Colonel (uncredited)
Jim Brady Mr. Fred Ferndale (uncredited)
Aza Caralova Café Patron (uncredited)
Alf Casha Café Patron (uncredited)
Jimmy Charters Mr. Harry Hoylake (uncredited)
Michael Collins Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)
Mike Conner German Soldier (uncredited)
Terence Cooper Paratrooper (uncredited)
Dan Cressey German Soldier (uncredited)
Robert Desmond Sentry (uncredited)
Ernest Fennemore New Recruit (uncredited)
Chick Fowles German Sentry (uncredited)
Frank Fry New Recruit (uncredited)
Robert Gillespie German Soldier (uncredited)
Harold Goodwin Workman (uncredited)
Fred Griffiths Lorry Driver (uncredited)
Aidan Harrington German Soldier (uncredited)
Gordon Harris Corporal (uncredited)
Derek Holmes Medical Corporal (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper German Soldier (uncredited)
Barry Johns Paratrooper (uncredited)
Dickey Luck Paratrooper (uncredited)
Victor Maddern Motor Pool Corporal (uncredited)
Terence Maidment Paratrooper (uncredited)
Vicky Marshall WRAC (uncredited)
Sheila McGibbon Annie McQuillan (uncredited)
Jim McManus New Recruit (uncredited)
Geremy Phillips Soldier (uncredited)
Oliver Reed (uncredited)
Frank Schock Café Patron (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes German Soldier (uncredited)
George Spence Mr. Charles Fenton Hopkins (uncredited)
Hazel Sutton Blonde (uncredited)
Jack Taylor Paratrooper in Pub (uncredited)
Reg Thomason German Sentry (uncredited)
Richard Warner (uncredited)
Brian Wilde New Recruit (uncredited)
Ian Wilson Extra (uncredited)
Stephen Zammit New Recruit (uncredited)
Name Job
Jack Davies Screenplay
Henry Blyth Screenplay
Eddie Leslie Screenplay
Susan Dyson Continuity
Mike Fox Clapper Loader
John Paddy Carstairs Director
Norman Wisdom Screenplay
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