The Square Peg

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Release date: December 04, 1958
Duration: 89 minutes
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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

Starring

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Norman Wisdom
Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber
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Edward Chapman
Mr Grimsdale
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Honor Blackman
Lesley Cartland
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Campbell Singer
Sergeant Loder
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Hattie Jacques
Gretchen