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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

1947 · 92 min

A gentle, goofy romp with silent-comedy charm, following a meek man's wild spree and its absurd consequences.

Directed by
Preston Sturges
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
Yes Sir! Wednesday was WILD! Wednesday was RUGGED!
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?

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Directed by
Preston Sturges
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • ambition
  • class
  • redemption
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Preston Sturges
Written by
Preston Sturges
Starring
Harold Lloyd, Jimmy Conlin, Raymond Walburn, Rudy Vallee, Edgar Kennedy, Margaret Hamilton, Franklin Pangborn, Jack Norton
Music
Werner R. Heymann
Cinematography
Robert Pittack
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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