Movie: "The Square Peg"
| Release Date: | Mar 1959 |
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| Genre: | Comedy |
| Runtime: | 85 min. |
| Cast: | Norman Wisdom (Norman Pitkin) Honor Blackman (Lesley Cartland) Edward Chapman (Mr. 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) André Maranne (Jean-Claude (as Andre Maranne)) Victor Beaumont (Jogenkraut) Frank Williams (Captain Ford) Eddie Leslie (Medical officer) Richard Marner (Bit Part) John G. Heller (German officer at gatepost) |
Storyline: Norman 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. Norman takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero.
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