Summary
Hi Diddle Diddle is an American film comedy first released in 1943,
directed by Andrew L. Stone.
The film stars Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Pola Negri, Dennis O’Keefe and Billie Burke.
It has also been released under the title: Diamonds and Crime.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Andrew L. Stone
- Script: Edmund L. Hartmann, Frederick J. Jackson, Andrew L. Stone
- Photo: Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
- Cast: 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), Ellen Lowe (Flory, the Maid), Barry Macollum (Angus, the Club Cashier), Joe Devlin (Dan Hannigan, the Bartender), Hal K. Dawson (Dr. Agnew, the Minister), Andrew Tombes (Mike, the Doorman), Byron Foulger (Watson, the Brokerage Firm Clerk), Ann Hunter (Sandra), June Havoc (Leslie Quayle), Bobby Barber (Saloon Waiter), Don Brodie (George Bronson), Jack Carr (Bill, the Bartender), Jack Chefe (Waiter), Kernan Cripps (Brokerage Firm Guard), Bess Flowers (Wedding Guest), Jack Gardner (First Reporter), Jody Gilbert (Agitated Wife), Buddy Gorman (Brokerage Firm Office Boy), Mike Lally (Roulette Player), Matt McHugh (Second Reporter), Harold Miller (Wedding Guest), Sidney Miller (Benny), Neyle Morrow (Newsboy), Henry Norton (Wedding Guest), Tom Quinn (Brokerage Firm Employee), Harry Tyler (Brokerage Firm Teller)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 72 min; B&W
- Aka: Diamonds and Crime; Try and Find It
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