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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

Yes Sir! Wednesday was WILD! Wednesday was RUGGED!

19476.31h 32m

Overview

Twenty-three years after scoring the winning touchdown for his college football team mild-mannered Harold Diddlebock, who has been stuck in a dull, dead-end book-keeping job for years, is let go by his pompous boss, advertising tycoon J.E. Wagglebury, with nothing but a tiny pension. Harold, who never touches the stuff, takes a stiff drink with his new pal... and another, and another. What happened Wednesday?

Directed by Preston Sturges
Written by Preston Sturges
Produced by Howard Hughes, Preston Sturges
Box OfficeBudget: $1.7M0

Top Cast

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

Harold Diddlebock

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Wormy

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

E.J. Waggleberry

Rudy Vallee

Rudy Vallee

Lynn Sargent

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Jake the Bartender

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Flora

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Formfit Franklin

Jack Norton

Jack Norton

James R. Smoke

Arline Judge

Arline Judge

Manicurist

F

Frances Ramsden

Frances Otis

Themes & Keywords

bankerclerkcircusamerican footballlionblackoutcocktail

About The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock is a comedy film released in 1947 exploring themes of banker, clerk, circus, american football, lion, blackout. Directed by Preston Sturges, it stars Harold Lloyd, Jimmy Conlin, Raymond Walburn. Twenty-three years after scoring the winning touchdown for his college football team mild-mannered Harold Diddlebock, who has been stuck in a dull, dead-end book-keeping job for years, is let go by his pompous boss, advertising tycoon J.E. Wagglebury, with nothing but a tiny pension. Harold, who never touches the stuff, takes a stiff drink with his new pal... and another, and another. What happened Wednesday?

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