Movie · 1958
The Square Peg
Released 4 December 1958 More from 1958 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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
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How old were they?
Edward Chapman
as Private Wilfred Grimsdale
John Warwick
as Colonel Layton
Roger Avon
as Workman (uncredited)
Hattie Jacques
as Gretchen
Victor Maddern
as Motor Pool Corporal (uncredited)
Brian Wilde
as New Recruit (uncredited)
John G. Heller
as German Officer at Gatepost
Gordon Harris
as Corporal (uncredited)
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The numbers
27years between the oldest and youngest billed
57Edward Chapman — oldest on the call sheet
30John G. Heller — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast