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    Square Peg, The (1958)

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    It’s the Second World War, and road worker Norman Pitkin and his colleague, borough-engineer, Mr Grimsdale (Edward Chapman), are making a nuisance of themselves whilst digging up the road outside an Army barracks.

    When the Army command loses patience with Pitkin and Grimsdale, they arrange to have the civilian road workers drafted into the forces.

    In error, they are transferred to the paratroops and dropped behind enemy lines in France, where the Germans take Mr Grimsdale prisoner.

    Wisdom accidentally slips behind enemy lines but is picked up by the French Resistance.  Norman capitalises on his amazing resemblance to a German general and finds himself spearheading a mission to rescue British prisoners from German headquarters. He is soon captured by the Nazis and almost immediately facing a German firing squad.

    squarepegThe film starts brightly enough but the joke quota rapidly declines as the film progresses.

    Typical bumbling Norman Wisdom farce in which the star plays dual roles and the love interest is provided by Honor Blackman.

    Norman Pitkin/General Schreiber
    Norman Wisdom
    Lesley Cartland
    Honor Blackman
    Mr Grimsdale
    Edward Chapman
    Sergeant Loder
    Campbell Singer
    Gretchen
    Hattie Jacques
    Henri Le Blanc
    Brian Worth
    Captain Wharton
    Terence Alexander
    Colonel Layton
    John Warwick
    General Hunt
    Arnold Bell
    Jean-Claude
    André Maranne
    Jogenkraut
    Victor Beaumont
    Captain Ford
    Frank Williams

    Director
    John Paddy Carstairs

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