The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Directed by	Preston Sturges
Produced by	Preston Sturges (uncredited) Howard Hughes (uncredited)
Written by	Preston Sturges
Starring	Harold Lloyd Jimmy Conlin
Release date(s)	April 4, 1947 (US)
Running time	89 min.; 76 min. for 1950 rerelease
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock is a 1947 comedy film made by Preston Sturges and starring Harold Lloyd. It is generally considered to be a product of both men's declining careers.

It opens with the finale of one of Lloyd's most successful films, The Freshman, continuing to tell the story of a jazz age go-getter as disillusionment sets in during the Great Depression. Harold (Lloyd) finds himself stuck in a dull, dead end book-keeping job for years, only to be let go with a tiny pension. Harold seeks comfort in a bar, drinking for the first time in his life. He blacks out from the alcohol and re-awakens on a Thursday in possession of a circus. The remainder of the film follows Harold as he tries to reconstruct what happened.

Unsuccessful in its first release, it was edited and reissued as Mad Wednesday, but the reception by the general public was no better for its second incarnation.

Lloyd was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor in a musical/comedy, and the film was nominated for Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, both in 1951. He was however never to star in another film, turning instead to production, and releasing films featuring his earlier silent comedy work.