16 Jul 1962
Nad wielką wodą
A brief history of the malice of inanimate objects.
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 Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Honor Blackman Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
Edward Chapman Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Campbell Singer Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques Gretchen
Brian Worth Henri Le Blanc
Terence Alexander Captain Wharton
John Warwick Colonel Layton
Arnold Bell General Hunt
Victor Beaumont Jogenkraut
André Maranne Jean-Claude
Frank Williams Captain Ford
Eddie Leslie Medical Officer
Richard Marner German Officer
John G. Heller German Officer at Gatepost
Roger Avon Workman (uncredited)
William Baskiville German Officer (uncredited)
Jim Beasley British Solider (uncredited)
Alan Beaton Lieutenant Colonel Bill (uncredited)
Martin Boddey Colonel (uncredited)
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