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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

AT LAST YOU CAN SEE THESE FAMOUS FEUDSTERS CLASH ON THE SCREEN!
1939 | 76m | English

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Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
Release Date: Feb 17, 1939
Director: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline
Writer: George Marion Jr., W.C. Fields, Everett Freeman, Richard Mack
Genres: Comedy
Keywords elephant, circus, sideshow
Production Companies Universal Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update)
Entered: Apr 27, 2024
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Name Character
W.C. Fields Larson E. Whipsnade
Edgar Bergen The Great Edgar
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Cheerful
Constance Moore Victoria Whipsnade
John Arledge Phineas Whipsnade
James Bush Roger Bel-Goodie
Thurston Hall Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Mary Forbes Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Edward Brophy Corbett
Arthur Hohl Burr
Princess Baba Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
Charlie McCarthy Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)
Mortimer Snerd Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy)
Blacaman Blacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited)
Ernie Adams Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Dorothy Arnold 1st Debutante (uncredited)
Irving Bacon Jailer (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dora Clement Woman (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford Riding Master (uncredited)
Richard Clucas Little Boy (uncredited)
Charles Coleman Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
Evelyn Del Rio Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)
Drew Demorest Barker (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson Contortionist (uncredited)
Jan Duggan Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn Cop (uncredited)
Billy Engle Circus Attendant
Jack Gardner Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Grace Goodall Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jennifer Gray 3rd Debutante (uncredited)
Bobby Hale Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Ted Hardy Russian Circus Performer (uncredited)
Sam Harris Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson Butler (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman Mayor (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Jenks Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)
Si Jenks Hillbilly (uncredited)
Tiny Jones Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Kenney Barker (uncredited)
Joe King Policeman (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff Ronnie (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold Blonde at Party (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas Barker (uncredited)
Kathryn Marlowe 2nd Debutante (uncredited)
Eric Mayne Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Melton First Yokel (uncredited)
Harold Miller Party Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer Wedding Guest (uncredited)
James C. Morton Judge (uncredited)
Ray Moyer Fire Eater (uncredited)
Byron Munson Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Charles Murphy Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor Cop with Judge (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr. Western Union Man (uncredited)
David Oliver Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)
George Ovey Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Sheriff (uncredited)
June Preston Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford Truck Driver (uncredited)
Harry Stafford Party Guest (uncredited)
Grady Sutton Chester Dalrymple (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Don Terry Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Walter Tetley Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)
Edward Thomas Bel-Goodie Butler (uncredited)
Lelah Tyler Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Russell Wade Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Beryl Wallace Girl (uncredited)
Delmar Watson Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)
Florence Wix Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant (uncredited)
Edward Woolf Thin Man (uncredited)
Bill Worth Elwood - World's Largest Midget (uncredited)
Arthur Yeoman Barker (uncredited)
Duke York Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington Party Guest (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Name Job
George Marion Jr. Screenplay
George Marshall Director
Edward F. Cline Director
Milton Krasner Director of Photography
W.C. Fields Story
Otto Ludwig Editor
Everett Freeman Screenplay
Richard Mack Screenplay
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