The Square Peg
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| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Written by | Jack Davies |
| Starring | Norman Wisdom Honor Blackman Edward Chapman Campbell Singer |
| Studio | Regency Enterprises Le Studio Canal + Alcor Films |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | 4 January 1959 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Square Peg is a 1958 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom and directed by John Paddy Carstairs.[1] Norman Wisdom plays two different characters: a man who digs and repairs roads and a Nazi General.
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[edit] Cast
- Norman Wisdom as Norman Pitkin/General Schreiber
- Honor Blackman as Lesley Cartland
- Edward Chapman as Mr Grimsdale
- Campbell Singer as Sergeant Loder
- Hattie Jacques as Gretchen
- Brian Worth as Henri Le Blanc
- Terence Alexander as Captain Wharton
- John Warwick as Colonel Layton
- Arnold Bell as General Hunt
- André Maranne as Jean-Claude
- Victor Beaumont as Jogenkraut
- Frank Williams as Captain Ford
- Eddie Leslie as Medical Officer
- Richard Marner in a bit part
- John G. Heller as German officer at gatepost
[edit] Synopsis
Norman Pitkin is working for Mr Grimsdale and the council repairing roads outside an army camp during the Second World War. With Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale causing trouble for the army, the sergeant orders them to be called up and sent to Boville. Little does Pitkin know that the ruthless General Schreiber is his exact double and has arrested Mr Grimsdale on suspicion of being a spy. Pitkin meets Lesley Cartland a woman he met earlier at the army camp and fallen in love with posing as a waitress in a French cafe. When the staff of the cafe are too arrested, Pitkin must stop Schreiber and rescue his friends. In the end Norman is appointed mayor with Mr Grimsdale now working for him.
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