| Diplomaniacs | |
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| 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 |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $242,000[2] |
| Box office | $461,000[2] |
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: Technical Details". theiapolis.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Richard B. Jewell, "RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951", Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1994, p. 56.