The Freshman
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Screening on Film
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The Freshman
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor.
With Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict.
US, 1925, 35mm, black & white, silent, 76 min.
Print source: HFA
Harold Lloyd plays a college freshman who dreams of success on the gridiron despite being the butt of many a practical joke on campus. When his tryouts fail, he is relegated to the position of water boy. But when the big game comes, Harold gets his chance for glory. This satire of collegiate life and football mania was Lloyd's biggest box-office success.
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The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (AKA Mad Wednesday)
Directed by Preston Sturges.
With Harold Lloyd, Jimmy Conlin, Raymond Walburn.
US, 1947, 35mm, black & white, 89 min.
Twenty-two years after The Freshman, Harold has settled into a quiet desk job. But when he gets his first taste of a potent cocktail, he breaks out of his daily rut with hilarious results. Lloyd teamed up with screen wit Sturges for his final film, which features some outrageous visual gags. Producer Howard Hughes was not amused, and proceeded to re-cut the film and release it under a new title.
Part of film series
Screenings from this program
Ballad of a Soldier / The Forty-First
Nightfall / Great Day in the Morning
Verboten! / Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name / The Jokers
Hearts of the World / True Heart Susie
Anna Christie / The Long Voyage Home
Suddenly Last Summer / The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
Quiet Days in Clichy / Henry and June
The Freshman / The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Sheep Has Five Legs / The Law is the Law
Hobson's Choice / Sidewalks of London
I Know Where I'm Going / Outcast of the Islands
An Inspector Calls / The Belles of St. Trinian's
Mother Joan of the Angels / Thérèse
Dawn of the Dead / Strange Behavior
