The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)

10899 Wilshire Boulevard,Los Angeles CA 90024

22 May, 2022

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UCLA Film & Television Archive presents free screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum. Please review our COVID-19 protocols and admission policies. ---------- The Sin of Harold DiddlebockU.S., 1947 In the cynical hands of Preston Sturges, Harold Lamb, Lloyd’s plucky go-getter from The Freshman (1925), ages 20 years into the lonely Harold Diddlebock, a sad-sack bookkeeper robbed of his ambition. Fired from his dead-end job, Diddlebock wanders the streets and meets Wormy, a gambler who lures him into a bar. That first drop launches Harold into a series of wild, drunken (and hungover) escapades featuring an eclectic mix of gags and run-ins with Sturges regulars. 35mm, b&w, in English, 89 min. Producer: Howard Hughes. Director: Preston Sturges. Screenwriter: Preston Sturges. With: Harold Lloyd, Jimmy Conlin, Raymond Walburn, Rudy Vallée, Edgar Kennedy. Restoration funding provided by the Century Arts Foundation and The Packard Humanities Institute. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from a 35mm acetate composite fine grain and 16mm composite print. Laboratory services by Fotokem, The PHI Stoa Film Lab, Roundabout Entertainment, Inc., Audio Mechanics, DJ Audio, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Tom Sturges, Juleen Compton, Nicholas Wentworth, NBCUniversal. Preceded by News of the Day, Vol. 18, No. 248—excerpt. “Brotherhood Week Starts!” U.S., 2/17/1947 News of the Day, Vol. 18, No. 270—excerpt. “Los Angeles—Lou Costello, with His Partner Bud Abbott, Greets Youngsters at the $350,000 Youth Center Named for His Infant Son Who Met Death Accidentally 3 Years Ago” U.S., 5/5/1947 News of the Day, Vol. 18, No. 292—excerpt. “Male Tested Beach Fashions!” U.S., 7/21/1947 News of the Day, Vol. 19, No. 232—excerpt. “A Message from Jimmy Stewart!” U.S., 12/22/1947