Meglio un mercoledì da leone (1947)
Il film si apre con l'ultima sequenza di Viva lo sport, dove Harold vince una partita di football, ma ventidue anni dopo si è ridotto a fare l'archivista di una società pubblicitaria. Un giorno decidono però di licenziarlo e, nel congedarsi dalla collega Otis, Harold le confessa di averla sempre amata, così come ha sempre amato le sue sette sorelle che, prima di lei, si sono susseguite nell'ufficio. È mercoledì e Harold, finalmente libero da ogni impegno, decide di ubriacarsi e con i soldi di un'imprevista vincita si compra un circo. Quando si sveglia il giorno dopo ha un problema: vendere il circo.
Direttore:
Preston Sturges
Scrittore:
Preston Sturges
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Harold Lloyd as Harold Diddlebock |
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Jimmy Conlin as Wormy |
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Raymond Walburn as E.J. Waggleberry |
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Rudy Vallee as Lynn Sargent |
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Edgar Kennedy as Jake the Bartender |
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Margaret Hamilton as Flora |
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Franklin Pangborn as Formfit Franklin |
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Jack Norton as James R. Smoke |
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Arline Judge as Manicurist |
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Frances Ramsden as Frances Otis |
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Lionel Stander as Max |
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Robert Dudley as Robert McDuffy |
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Arthur Hoyt as J.P. Blackstone |
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Julius Tannen as Nearsighted Banker |
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Al Bridge as Wild Bill Hickock |
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Robert Greig as Algernon McNiff |
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Georgia Caine as Bearded Lady |
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Torben Meyer as Barber with Mustache |
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Victor Potel as Prof. Potelle |
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J. Farrell MacDonald as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Frank Moran as Mike the Cop (uncredited) |
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Tom McGuire as Police Captain (uncredited) |
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Charles R. Moore as Bootblack (uncredited) |
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Dewey Robinson as Lucky Leopold (uncredited) |
| Directing | Preston Sturges | Director |
| Writing | Preston Sturges | Screenplay |
| Art | Robert Usher | Art Direction |
| Production | Cliff P. Broughton | Production Manager |
| Sound | Werner R. Heymann | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Howard Hughes | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Pittack | Director of Photography |
| Art | Victor A. Gangelin | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Barton Adams | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Thomas Neff | Editor |
| Editing | Stuart Gilmore | Editor |
| Production | Preston Sturges | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Ramsey | Hairstylist |
