The Square Peg 1958

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War Comedy

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

Release Date 1958-12-04
Runtime 1h 29m
Director John Paddy Carstairs
Producer
Writers Jack Davies, Henry Blyth, Norman Wisdom, Eddie Leslie