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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

Yes Sir! Wednesday was WILD! Wednesday was RUGGED!

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$1712959

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

04 April 1947

Country

United States of America

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

Frances Ramsden

Frances Ramsden

Frances Otis

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

Max

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Robert McDuffy

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

J.P. Blackstone

Julius Tannen

Julius Tannen

Nearsighted Banker

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Wild Bill Hickock

Robert Greig

Robert Greig

Algernon McNiff

Georgia Caine

Georgia Caine

Bearded Lady

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Barber with Mustache

Victor Potel

Victor Potel

Prof. Potelle

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Frank Moran

Frank Moran

Mike the Cop (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

Police Captain (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

Charles R. Moore

Bootblack (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Lucky Leopold (uncredited)

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