After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hoping to become the apple of his eye. They compete in every possible way to impress him, which causes lots of trouble and many misunderstandings.
Unfortunately the movie He Who Hesitates Is Lost is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Bruno Corbucci | Screenplay |
| Directing | Sergio Corbucci | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierantonio Mecacci | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Renato Tonini | Production Manager |
| Sound | Kurt Doubrowsky | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dina Di Bari | Costume Design |
| Writing | Mario Guerra | Screenplay |
| Production | Emo Bistolfi | Producer |
| Writing | Giovanni Grimaldi | Screenplay |
| Editing | Dolores Tamburini | Editor |
| Writing | Luciano Martino | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcella Favella | Hairstylist |
| Art | Franco Lolli | Production Design |
| Camera | Marco Scarpelli | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Franca Franco | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Pietro Vesperini | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Dario Di Palma | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Bruno Corbucci | Story |
| Writing | Luciano Martino | Story |
| Writing | Dino De Palma | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Mario Guerra | Story |
| Camera | Divo Cavicchioli | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Gianni Ferrio | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Alessandro Gori | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Giorgio Pallotta | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Mario Castellani | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Athos Danilo Zanetti | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Enrico Priori | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Amasi Damiani | First Assistant Director |
| Writing | Giovanni Grimaldi | Story |
| Sound | Gianni Ferrio | Conductor |