The sin of harold diddlebock manufactured on demand. Synopsis by hal erickson absent from films since 1938 except as producer of a brace of rko radio features, silentscreen comedy favorite harold lloyd returned before the cameras in the sin of harold diddlebock. One such case of a film fading away into obscurity is the sin of harold diddlebock. Miss otis, when your eldest sister hortence came to work here seventeen or eighteen years ago, i fell in love with her. Looking for the scripts matching the sin of harold diddlebock. The sin of harold diddlebock is a coming of age story which takes a comic look at a tragic character the american worker who, after being used up by his employer of. After harold scores the winning touchdown for his team, the whole world opens up for him like a pearl in an oyster. The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 the movie database. The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 harold lloyd youtube. The only trouble with this take on the film was that it was usually an opinion voiced by deepdish critics who hadnt actually seen the film. The sin of harold diddlebock also known as mad wednesday, produced by howard hughes, is considered to contain the actor harold lloyds most hilarious work in the postsilent film days. There is no place this movie is going to, its just fun. In it, harold diddlebock, the teams waterboy, becomes a football hero for his college. The webs largest and most comprehensive scripts resource.
Harold diddlebock lloyd gets a menial gig at an ad firm as an accountant on the heels of his effort in the big college football game a long incorporation of the game from the freshman. Overview of the sin of harold diddlebock, 1947, directed by preston sturges, with harold lloyd, jimmy conlin, raymond walburn, at turner classic movies. When he gets a job at an advertising agency, owned by a grateful alumni member, harold s ready to begin his new and exciting career. The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 turner classic movies. If harold diddlebock is pd, i wonder why criterion doesnt grab it. The sin of harold diddlebock became a film discussed with a wagging of the head, an object lesson in what happens when two geniuses collide, an alleged artistic disaster. Your institution does not have access to this book on jstor. In 1947 preston sturges and harold lloyd worked together and they came up with the sin of harold diddlebock. Today, the sin of harold diddlebock 1947 is not known for being the triumphant comeback of harold lloyd, or as the start of a new chapter in preston sturges filmmaking career.
Lloyds last film by no means the total disaster of reputation. Lloyd also was resposible for performing all his own stunts. See mad wednesday for producer howard hughess edited version, released nine years later. The sin of harold diddlebock may not be lloyds funniest work, and it certainly doesnt represent a career zenith for sturges either. Approved 1h 29min comedy 4 april 1947 usa twenty years after his triumphs as a freshman on the football field, harold is a mildmannered clerk who dreams about marrying the girl at the desk down the aisle. The sin of harold diddlebock pairs two of my favorite film legendspreston. The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 occupies an uncertain position in the filmography of. The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 plot summary imdb. The sin of harold diddlebock manufactured on demand, silent. Jul 14, 2000 released april 4th, 1947, the sin of harold diddlebock stars harold lloyd, jimmy conlin, raymond walburn, rudy vallee the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a user score of. Dec 16, 2020 harold lloyd and preston sturges on the set of the sin of harold diddlebock. Lloyd takes the job after graduation but is stuck immediately into a minor bookkeepers niche, where he.
The sin of harold diddlebock is a coming of age story which takes a. For more on silent and slapstick comedy please check out my new book. The final feature film for lloyd who did all his own stunts, made at. Mad wednesday 1947a man gets fired from his job, stumbles around drunk, and wins a fortune gambling. As scott wrote, it does not even seem to be a comedy until harold goes to the bar, and that is not until the 30 minute mark. Mad wednesday aka the sin of harold diddlebock 1947 flickr. Instead, we are treated to something more like pyrite. Harold lloyd in the sin of harold diddlebock travalanche. The sin of harold diddlebock is a coming of age story which takes a comic look at a tragic character the american worker who, after being used up by his employer of over twenty years, is forced into retirement with nowhere to turn and no options for his future. Though these two comedy geniuses eventually had a stylistic falling out, resulting in.
Its a sequel for lloyds silent film classic the freshman 1925. Unfortunately, the sin of harold diddlebock is not. The sin of harold diddlebock film, screwball comedy. The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 directed by preston.
One of the first things sturges did at the newly formed studio was to lure one of his idols, silent film star harold lloyd, out of retirement. He ends up to a bar drinking and the man goes crazy. This preston sturges comedy follows the mishaps of a timid working man who gets the boot from his job and decides to fight back. Struggling in the same job he received twenty years previous, diddlebock is fired so he wanders the streets and eventually goes into a bar. The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 directed by preston sturges. The sin of harold diddlebock is an american film directed by preston sturges, released in 1947.
First movie with harold lloyd, second movie with ginger rogers and basil rathbone. The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rent sin of harold diddlebock, the heartbeat double. Written by director preston sturges to lure harold lloyd out of retirement, mad wednesday also released as the sin of harold diddlebock in some areas is. A fired bookkeeper harold lloyd gets drunk, gambles and buys a circus. Watch the sin of harold diddlebock full movie in hd visit telecharger. Filled with witty humor and harold lloyds flare for outrageous stunts, the sin of harold diddlebock is a mustsee film which brings the actionpacked humor of the silent era into the modern age and lays the foundation for so much of what passes for comedy today. The sin of harold diddlebock is a 1947 comedy film written and directed by preston sturges, starring the silent film comic icon harold lloyd, and featuring a supporting cast including female protagonist frances ramsden, jimmy conlin, raymond walburn, rudy vallee, arline judge, edgar kennedy, franklin pangborn, j. Harold diddlebock, who has been stuck in a dull, deadend book keeping job. This is a crime when you consider that a harold lloyd silent short would have contained several jokes and been over at 20 minutes. That film, a harold lloyd vehicle entitled the sin of harold diddlebock 1947, for which sturges had coaxed the silent film icon out of retirement, went over budget and far behind schedule, and was poorly received when it was released. Description absent from films since 1938 except as producer of a brace of rko radio features, silentscreen comedy favorite harold lloyd returned before the cameras in the sin of harold diddlebock. When he loses his job, a middleaged bookkeeper goes out on the town.
The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 stream and watch online. Preston sturges twenty years after his college triumphs on the football field, a mildmannered c. A fun flick, with a fun beginning borrowing from the end of harold lloyds the freshman, thus making the sin of harold diddlebock a sequel to the. After harold diddlebock, a bumbling freshman water boy, scores the winning touchdown for his colleges football team, he is approached by alumnus e. Of course, this movie should not be taken seriously. The sin of harold diddlebock is a 1947 comedy film written and directed by preston sturges. Watch the sin syndicate the sin of harold diddlebock trash. Yes, i know, i mean that you fell in love with her. Twenty years after his triumphs as a freshman on the football field, harold is a mildmannered clerk who dreams about marrying the girl at the desk down the. Harold is the original and the source of the comedy of success. The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 the sin of harold. Harold lloyd, frances ramsden, jimmy conlindirector.
Jul 14, 2000 twentythree years after scoring the winning touchdown for his college football team mildmannered harold diddlebock, who has been stuck in a dull, deadend book keeping job for years, is let go. The sin of harold diddlebock harold lloyd frances ramsden jimmy conlin 1947 after being fired from his office job, harold diddlebock harold lloyd gets drunk, goes on a wild binge, and buys a nearbankrupt circus. By september 1945, work has already begun on the new companys first picture, the sin of harold diddlebock, written and directed by sturges, and it was announced that sturges had completed the first draft of an adaptation of prosper merimees 1840 novella colomba, the first time it had been used as the basis for a sound film. The project began as a labor of love between lloyd and the brilliant. The sin of harold diddlebock harold lloyd frances ramsden jimmy conlin 1947 after being fired from his office job, harold diddlebock harold lloyd gets drunk, goes. Harold lloyd, frances ramsden, jimmy conlin director. When preston sturges parted ways with paramount pictures, he teamed up with eccentric millionaire howard hughes to form california pictures. Inventive comedy, but missing the spark and timing of the freshman 1925, of which it is a sequel. If it doesnt reach the level of a lesser good one like hail the conquering hero or christmas in july and it probably doesnt it belongs on the rung right below them on the great ladder to cinema heaven. He then buys a circus and uses a lion to frighten investors into backing him.
Watch the sin syndicate the sin of harold diddlebock. The sin of harold diddlebock is considered actor harold lloyds most hilarious work in the postsilent film days. If its remembered at all it is for the finality it brought to both men, and the. The sin of harold diddlebock 1947 plot summary 2 twenty years after his triumphs as a freshman on the football field, harold is a mildmannered clerk who dreams about marrying the girl at the desk down the aisle. In the excitement of the moment, waggleberry, an advertising tycoon, offers harold a job upon his graduation, but when harold appears in the executives new york office four years. When he finally learns to let go and get in touch with his younger self, to once. Both are utterly funny with mad wednesday being a little crazier. Harold diddlebock, who has been stuck in a dull, deadend bookkeeping job for. The sin of harold diddlebock filme 1947 adorocinema. Jumping forward 22 years later to the year 1945, the now middleaged harold, who has been stuck in his dull, deadend bookkeeping job, is le. Twenty years after his triumphs as a freshman on the football field, harold is a mildmannered. The sin of harold diddlebock wouldve been one of the last films i saw by preston sturges years ago when he was becoming a cinematic hero of mine.
In this film, that reprises a character portrayed by lloyd in a 1925 film, it is shown what happened to our hero, harold diddlebock lloyd, twenty. Sep, 2015 harold diddlebock bids farewell to miss otis. Absent from films since 1938 except as producer of a brace of rko radio features, silentscreen comedy favorite harold lloyd returned before the cameras in the sin of harold diddlebock. The sin of harold diddlebock synopsis a fired bookkeeper harold lloyd. In his last picture harold plays a clerk whos fired from his job after twenty years.
Good elements do exist i saw an excellent 35mm print at the film forum during their last sturges retro. Some material is lost on both cuts and some is added. The sin of harold diddlebock dvd, 2004 for sale online ebay. Twentytwo years later we find poor harold at the same job now. The sin of harold diddlebock, heartbeat double feature dvd. The sin of harold diddlebock preston sturges, the great satirist of the 40s, coaxed harold lloyd out of retirement for this 1947 comedy, which follows the hero of lloyds classic the freshman. Filmes similares do filme the sin of harold diddlebock. After a drunken spree and a series of hilarious and unforeseeable events, harold finds himself the owner of a bankrupt circus. The sin of harold diddlebock cast and crew cast photos. For 22 years, harold works a dull, deadend book keeping job for the man.
Harold lloyd gets a makeover in the sin of harold diddlebock. With his cashed out savings, he bumps into wormy conlin who taps him for a loan for a bet. The sin of harold diddlebock preston sturges, 1947. The sin of harold diddlebock pairs two of my favorite film legendspreston sturges and harold lloydin a combination that should have resulted in cinematic gold. The sin of harold diddlebock attired in the same strawhat and blackrimmed specs in his silent flickers, neither harold lloyds person nor his comedy has changed much. In this film, that reprises a character portrayed by lloyd in a 1925 film, it is shown what happened to our hero, harold diddlebock lloyd, twenty years after his big triumph on the college football field. The sin of harold diddlebock dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. Harold lloyd harold diddlebock, jimmy conlin wormy, raymond walburn. The sin of harold diddlebock full movie 1947 youtube. But much like chaplins limelight, this is the product.
Opinions on the sin of harold diddlebock dvd from allied. Twentythree years after scoring the winning touchdown for his college football team mildmannered harold diddlebock, who has been stuck in a dull, deadend book keeping job for years, is let go by his pompous boss, advertising tycoon j. The sin of harold diddlebock is a 1947 american comedy film written and. The sin of harold diddlebock dvd, 2005 for sale online. The sin of harold diddlebock, dvd, manufactured on demand, silent movie, comedyclassic, 644827112425. Jumping forward 22 years later to the year 1945, the now middleaged harold, who has been stuck in his dull, deadend book keeping job, is let go. Diddlebock, who has been stuck in a dull, deadend book keeping job. Harold is sought by a businessman who gives him an instant job, declaring that like all americans harold has much promise but he must start on the bottom.
All i really knew about diddlebock was that it was one of the films sturges had made during his troubled partnership with weirdo multimillionaire howard hughes. Waggleberry raymond walburn, he wanders into a bar and orders a drink the first of his life. The only trouble with this take on the film was that it was usually an opinion voiced by. Twenty years after his triumphs as a freshman on the football field, harold is a mildmannered clerk who dreams about. Farrell macdonald, robert dudley, robert greig, lionel stander and jackie the lion.
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