

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947-04-04 · 92 min · ★ 6.3
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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- Directors
- Preston Sturges
- Production companies
- United Artists
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,712,959
Top Cast
Harold LloydHarold Diddlebock
Jimmy ConlinWormy
Raymond WalburnE.J. Waggleberry
Rudy ValleeLynn Sargent
Edgar KennedyJake the Bartender
Margaret HamiltonFlora
Franklin PangbornFormfit Franklin
Jack NortonJames R. Smoke
Arline JudgeManicurist
Lionel StanderMax
Robert DudleyRobert McDuffy
Arthur HoytJ.P. Blackstone
Julius TannenNearsighted Banker
Al BridgeWild Bill Hickock
Robert GreigAlgernon McNiff
Georgia CaineBearded Lady
Torben MeyerBarber with Mustache
Victor PotelProf. Potelle
J. Farrell MacDonaldDesk Sergeant (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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