The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947): Cast & Plot
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock is a 1947 comedy directed by Preston Sturges, starring Harold Lloyd as Harold Diddlebock, Raymond Walburn and Frances Ramsden. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Director
- Preston Sturges
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- United Artists
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Sin of Harold Diddlebock About?
The premise of The Sin of Harold Diddlebock without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Twenty‑three years after his college football heroics, mild‑mannered bookkeeper Harold Diddlebock is abruptly fired by his pompous boss, advertising magnate J.E. Wagglebury, and left with a meager pension. With nothing to lose, he begins drinking wildly with a new friend, spiraling into reckless antics that turn his ordinary Wednesday into an unforgettable, chaotic adventure.
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- screwball comedy
- man wears eyeglasses
- tricked into buying a circus
- circus owner
- circus lion
- carried on a stretcher
- waterboy
- fired from a job
- infatuation
- book of isaiah quotation
- stepped on
- beggar
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- year 1923
- help wanted ad
- tea totaler
- job offer
- archive footage
- gold watch
- torn suit coat
- double vision
- talking in platitudes
- cheering crowd
- stopwatch
- film starts with text
- football game
- new clothes
- new york city
- hansom cab
- bank roll
- horse named eveline
- betting on a horse
- horse named bertha b
- battery park
- engagement ring
- chorus line
- buying a circus
- rehired
- the kitty pooh home for hungry cats
- alcohol abstinence
- male african lion
- strong drink
- clerk
- bar
- lion
- drink
- losing a job
- crush
- bartender
- circus
- banker
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock Cast & Characters
Harold Lloyd leads the cast as Harold Diddlebock, with Raymond Walburn as E.J. Waggleberry and Frances Ramsden as Frances Otis. Directed by Preston Sturges; 24 actors are credited in all.
- Director Preston Sturges
- Harold Lloyd as Harold Diddlebock
- Raymond Walburn as E.J. Waggleberry
- Frances Ramsden as Frances Otis
- Jimmy Conlin as Wormy
Also Starring in The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
· 20 more- Edgar Kennedy Jake the Bartender
- Franklin Pangborn Formfit Franklin
- Lionel Stander Max
- Margaret Hamilton Flora
- Rudy Vallee Lynn Sargent
- J. Farrell MacDonald Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Dewey Robinson Lucky Leopold (uncredited)
- Arthur Hoyt J.P. Blackstone
- Al Bridge Wild Bill Hickock
- Torben Meyer Barber with Mustache
- Robert Greig Algernon McNiff
- Frank Moran Mike the Cop (uncredited)
- Victor Potel Prof. Potelle
- Jack Norton James R. Smoke
- Tom McGuire Police Captain (uncredited)
- Robert Dudley Robert McDuffy
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- Charles R. Moore Bootblack (uncredited)
- Georgia Caine Bearded Lady
- Julius Tannen Nearsighted Banker
- Arline Judge Manicurist
More from Preston Sturges
More films directed by Preston Sturges, best-rated first: The Lady Eve, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The French, They Are a Funny Race and The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend.
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock Plot Summary
What happens in The Sin of Harold Diddlebock from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 1923, Tate College freshman Harold Diddlebock Harold Lloyd is brought into his college’s football team where he scores the winning touchdown, instantly catching the eye of the pompous advertising magnate J.E. Waggleberry. Although Harold dreams of becoming an “ideas man,” Waggleberry assigns him to a lowly bookkeeping position, setting a tone of unintended consequence that will echo through the years.
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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Sin of Harold Diddlebock?
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was The Sin of Harold Diddlebock released?
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock was released on April 4, 1947.
Who directed The Sin of Harold Diddlebock?
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock was directed by Preston Sturges.
More films by Preston Sturges Who is in the cast of The Sin of Harold Diddlebock?
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock stars Harold Lloyd as Harold Diddlebock, Raymond Walburn as E.J. Waggleberry and Frances Ramsden as Frances Otis, among 24 credited actors.
Does The Sin of Harold Diddlebock have a post-credit scene?
No. The Sin of Harold Diddlebock has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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