The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)

Director:

Preston Sturges

Writer:

Preston Sturges (writer)

Release Date:

4 April 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Yes Sir! Wednesday was WILD! Wednesday was RUGGED! THE WILDEST WACKIEST MOST HILARIOUS AND COMPLETELY BOLLIXED-UP DAY YOU EVER HEARD OF! (original print ad - mostly caps)

Plot:

Twenty years after his triumphs as a freshman on the football field, Harold is a mild-mannered clerk...

Plot Keywords:

Writer Director | Sequel | Character Name In Title | Actor Shares First Name With Character

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Harold Lloyd	...	Harold Diddlebock
Jimmy Conlin	...	Wormy
Raymond Walburn	...	E.J. Waggleberry
Rudy Vallee	...	Lynn Sargent
Edgar Kennedy	...	Jake
Arline Judge	...	Manicurist
Franklin Pangborn	...	Formfit Franklin
Lionel Stander	...	Max
Margaret Hamilton	...	Flora
Jack Norton	...	James R. Smoke
Robert Dudley	...	Robert McDuffy
Arthur Hoyt	...	J.P. Blackstone
Julius Tannen	...	Nearsighted Banker
Al Bridge	...	Wild Bill Hickock
Robert Greig	...	Algernon McNiff

Also Known As:

Mad Wednesday (USA) (reissue title)

Runtime:

89 min | USA:90 min (2005 DVD release) | USA:76 min (1950 re-release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #11970, General Audience) | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Samuel Goldwyn/Warner Hollywood Studios - 1041 N. Formosa Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

California Pictures

Trivia:

Last appearance of Harold Lloyd in a film.

Movie Connections:

Edited from The Freshman (1925)

Soundtrack:

Can-Can

Harold Lloyd in his last picture

In 1947 Preston Sturges and Harold Lloyd worked together and they came up with The Sin of Harold Diddlebock.It's a sequel for Lloyd's silent film classic The Freshman (1925).After this movie Mr.Lloyd retired from the movie business.In his last picture Harold plays a clerk who's fired from his job after twenty years.He ends up to a bar drinking and the man goes crazy.Also a lion in tow gets in a picture and lots of other funny stuff happens on a way.This movie may not be the best of Harold Lloyd, not even close, but it's mighty entertaining.And because of Harold Lloyd this movie works much better than it would have with some average comedian.Lloyd was far from average.He was Lonesome Luke and he was Glasses, which was the character that made him immortal.Lloyd may steal the show in this movie, but there are other great actors there.I could mention Jimmy Conlin, Raymond Walburn, Rudy Wallee and Edgar Kennedy.I recommend you to watch this film from 60 years back.For the Harold Lloyd fans it's a must.