Only Saps Work
You Just Know It's Funny!
1930 | 77m | English
Popularity: 8 (history)
| Director: | Cyril Gardner, Edwin H. Knopf |
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| Writer: | Sam Mintz, Percy Heath, Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Staring: |
| Rubber-legged comedian Leon Errol made his talkie starring bow in Paramount's Only Saps Work. Based on a play by Owen Davis Sr., the film casts Errol as James Wilson, a kleptomaniac who starts with picking pockets and ends up robbing a bank. Wilson's friend Lawrence Payne (Richard Arlen) inadvertently aids our hero during one of his heists, ending up in deep doo-doo with the law. Before Wilson is able to extricate Payne from his dilemma for the sake of heroine Barbara Tanner (Mary Brian), he pauses long enough to pose as a private eye -- and even gives bellboy Oscar (Stu Erwin) tips on how to spot a crook! If only all of Leon Errol's feature films had been as consistently hilarious as Only Saps Work. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 05, 1930 |
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| Director: | Cyril Gardner, Edwin H. Knopf |
| Writer: | Sam Mintz, Percy Heath, Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | robbery, con man |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leon Errol | James Wilson |
| Richard Arlen | Lawrence Payne |
| Mary Brian | Barbara Tanner |
| Stuart Erwin | Oscar |
| Charley Grapewin | Simeon Tanner |
| Anderson Lawler | Horace Baldwin |
| Fred Kelsey | Murphy |
| Nora Cecil | Mrs. Partridge |
| George Irving | Dr. White |
| George Chandler | Elevator Operator |
| Name | Job |
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| Cyril Gardner | Director |
| Edwin H. Knopf | Director |
| Edward Dmytryk | Editor |
| Rex Wimpy | Director of Photography |
| Sam Mintz | Screenplay |
| Percy Heath | Screenplay |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Screenplay |
| Earl S. Hayman | Sound |
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