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.
| Directing | Sergio Corbucci | Director |
| Writing | Bruno Corbucci | Screenplay |
| Writing | Giovanni Grimaldi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Guerra | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luciano Martino | Screenplay |
| Production | Emo Bistolfi | Producer |
| Camera | Marco Scarpelli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dolores Tamburini | Editor |
| Art | Franco Lolli | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dina Di Bari | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcella Favella | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierantonio Mecacci | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Renato Tonini | Production Manager |
| Sound | Kurt Doubrowsky | Sound |
| Directing | Franca Franco | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Dino De Palma | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Bruno Corbucci | Story |
| Writing | Giovanni Grimaldi | Story |
| Writing | Mario Guerra | Story |
| Writing | Luciano Martino | Story |
| Sound | Gianni Ferrio | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Gianni Ferrio | Conductor |
| Production | Alessandro Gori | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Enrico Priori | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Giorgio Pallotta | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Pietro Vesperini | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Athos Danilo Zanetti | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Dario Di Palma | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Divo Cavicchioli | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Mario Castellani | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Amasi Damiani | First Assistant Director |