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7.2/10   106 votes
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Director:
Andrew L. Stone
Writers:
Edmund L. Hartmann (writer)
Frederick J. Jackson (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 August 1943 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Crackerjack Saucy Screwball Comedy more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Adolphe Menjou ... Col. Hector Phyffe
Martha Scott ... Janie Prescott Phyffe
Pola Negri ... Genya Smetana
Dennis O'Keefe ... Sonny Phyffe

Billie Burke ... Liza Prescott
Walter Kingsford ... Senator Jummy Simpson
Barton Hepburn ... Peter Warrington III
Georges Metaxa ... Tony Spinelli
Eddie Marr ... Michael Angelo, Croupier
Paul Porcasi ... Impressario
Bert Roach ... Husband, Taxi Cab Bit
Chick Chandler ... Saunders, Hector's Chauffeur
Lorraine Miller ... Director's Friend
Marek Windheim ... Pianist
Richard Hageman ... Boughton
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Diamonds and Crime (USA) (reissue title)
Try and Find It
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Runtime:
72 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Sweden:15 | USA:Approved

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the four kids are spying on the giant ant one of them says, "I say, that ant is ours" and then runs forward. However, his voice is very clearly dubbed in. more
Quotes:
Col. Hector Phyffe: [seeing his wife appear unexpectedly as he is kissing another woman] My wife! Stand by to render first aid! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Inglourious Basterds (2009) more
Soundtrack:
I LOVED YOU TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Crackerjack Saucy Screwball Comedy, 3 February 2006
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Author: Ray Faiola from New York, NY

HI DIDDLE DIDDLE is one of those pictures that, because it has fallen into public domain, is almost always seen in dreadful dupe prints. Well, don't let that dissuade you from seeing this picture. It is one of the fastest-paced, downright hilarious comedies of the early 40's. The combination of sharp dialogue and impeccable characterizations make this a real winner. Here is Dennis O'Keefe at his farceur best. He's a sailor-on-leave-bridegroom who spends his wedding night doing everything EXCEPT what he's supposed to be doing. Adolph Menjou is his pop, a conniver (not Connover this time!) who pledges to help Dennis' mom-in-law, dizzy Billie Burke, regain her fortune. Menjou is married to Pola Negri, a domineering Wagnerian opera singer. June Havoc is a lady friend of Menjou's and is she hot! They're all a riot. One of my favorite bits is when waiter Joe Devlin, taking Billie's order at a night club, does a double take and walks away. Billie exclaims - "He did a double take - just like in the movies!" Then Billie, Martha Scott (the bride), Walter Kingsford and Barton Hepburn all proceed to practice doing double takes. Devlin gets a gander at this and does - A DOUBLE TAKE! A wonderful musical moment is June Havoc singing alongside herself in a Panaogram Soundie machine. Composer Richard Hageman, who also appears in director Andrew Stone's SENSATIONS OF 1945, does a very wry bit as a brokerage firm president.

If you need a laugh - see HI DIDDLE DIDDLE by any and all means!

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