The Square Peg (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
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
André Maranne
Jean-Claude
Frank Williams
Captain Ford
Richard Marner
German Officer
John G. Heller
German Officer at Gatepost
Roger Avon
Workman (uncredited)
Martin Boddey
Colonel (uncredited)Recommendations
Buck Privates
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Carry On Sergeant
Oh! What a Lovely War
Shoulder Arms
Hell Is for Heroes
Great Guns
Johnny English Strikes Again
A Walk in the Sun
Animal Crackers
Went the Day Well?
The Bridge at Remagen
A Night in Casablanca
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Block-Heads
The League of Gentlemen
The Great Dictator
No Time for Sergeants
The Red Badge of Courage
Pack Up Your Troubles