06 Mar 1942
To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
The Square Peg
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
Top Billed Cast
Norman Wisdom Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber
Edward Chapman Mr Grimsdale
Honor Blackman Lesley Cartland
Campbell Singer Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques Gretchen
Brian Worth Henri Le Blanc
Frank Williams Captain Ford
Terence Alexander Captain Wharton
John Warwick Colonel Layton
Arnold Bell General Hunt
Robert Desmond Sentry (uncredited)
André Maranne Jean-Claude
John G. Heller German Officer at Gatepost
Michael Collins Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)
Oliver Reed (uncredited)
Brian Wilde New Recruit (uncredited)
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