The Square Peg

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

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War
Comedy
Release Date

Dec 04, 1958

Duration: 1h 29 min

Popularity: 0.5563
29 votes
Directed by

John Paddy Carstairs

Screenplay by

Norman WisdomHenry BlythEddie LeslieJack Davies

Productions

The Rank Organisation (GB)

Budget

Revenue: NA