The Square Peg

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 4, 1958

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

The Rank Organisation

Cast

Stephen Zammit,Dickey Luck,Mike Conner,Brian Worth,Eddie Leslie,Ernest Fennemore,Norman Wisdom,Derek Holmes,Jim Beasley,Michael Collinsand 48 more

Director

John Paddy Carstairs

Writer

Henry Blyth,Norman Wisdom,Eddie Leslie,Jack Davies

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0052233