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Diplomaniacs is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Wheeler and Woolsey. The film in noted for its absurdist political satire, somewhat in the manner of Million Dollar Legs or Duck Soup, both of which were released within a year of Diplomaniacs.

Diplomaniacs
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William A. Seiter
Written by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz (screenplay and story) Henry Myers (screenplay)
Produced by	Merian C. Cooper (executive producer) Sam Jaffe (associate producer)
Starring	Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Marjorie White Phyllis Barry Louis Calhern Edgar Kennedy
Cinematography	Edward Cronjager
Edited by	William Hamilton
Music by	Uncredited: Max Steiner Roy Webb Songs: Harry Akst (music and lyrics) Edward Eliscu (music and lyrics) Others: Bernhard Kaun (orchestration) Eddie Sharpe (orchestration)
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	April 29, 1933 (1933-04-29)[1]
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$242,000[2]
Box office	$461,000[2]

Plot

The film concerns the adventures of two men who have set up a failing business as barbers on an Indian reservation. When they are sent by the tribe as representatives to a peace conference in Europe, unbeknownst to them, they face constant threats from other attendees. In particular, several armaments manufacturers want to ensure that the peace conference is a failure, and do everything they can to sabotage it.

Cast

• Bert Wheeler as Willy Nilly
• Robert Woolsey as Hercules Glub
• Marjorie White as Dolores
• Phyllis Barry as Fifi
• Louis Calhern as Winklereid
• Hugh Herbert as Chow-Chow, the China Man
• Edgar Kennedy as Chairman of the Peace Conference
• Richard Carle as Ship's Captain
• William Irving as Schmerzenpuppen
• Neely Edwards as Puppenschmerzen
• Billy Bletcher as Schmerzenschmerzen
• Ted Hart as Puppenpuppen
• Edward Cooper as Indian Chief

Box office

According to RKO records, the film made a profit of $65,000.[2]

References

External links

• Diplomaniacs at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Diplomaniacs at IMDb

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