Hi Diddle Diddle

Hi Diddle Diddle

"Hi Diddle Diddle" is a black and white comedy film made in 1943, starring Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Billie Burke, and (in a rare film appearance) Pola Negri. It was directed by Andrew L. Stone.

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The story is of a bride's mother getting supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor. The groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer while placating a jealous wife.

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