You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

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  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1939-02-17
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 17 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 16min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Edward F. Cline, George Marshall.
star 6.7/10
From 17 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • W.C. Fields

    as Larson E. Whipsnade
  • Edgar Bergen

    as The Great Edgar
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

    as Cheerful
  • Constance Moore

    as Victoria Whipsnade
  • John Arledge

    as Phineas Whipsnade
  • James Bush

    as Roger Bel-Goodie
  • Thurston Hall

    as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
  • Mary Forbes

    as Mrs. Bel-Goodie
  • Edward Brophy

    as Corbett
  • Arthur Hohl

    as Burr
  • Princess Baba

    as Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
  • Charlie McCarthy

    as Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)
  • Mortimer Snerd

    as Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy)
  • Blacaman

    as Blacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited)
  • Ernie Adams

    as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Arnold

    as 1st Debutante (uncredited)
  • Irving Bacon

    as Jailer (uncredited)
  • Lulu Mae Bohrman

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Ralph Brooks

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Eddy Chandler

    as Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
  • Dora Clement

    as Woman (uncredited)
  • Jack Rube Clifford

    as Riding Master (uncredited)
  • Richard Clucas

    as Little Boy (uncredited)
  • Charles Coleman

    as Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
  • Evelyn Del Rio

    as Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)
  • Drew Demorest

    as Barker (uncredited)
  • Dick Dickinson

    as Contortionist (uncredited)
  • Jan Duggan

    as Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)
  • Eddie Dunn

    as Cop (uncredited)
  • Billy Engle

    as Circus Attendant
  • Jack Gardner

    as Ticket Seller (uncredited)
  • Grace Goodall

    as Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Jennifer Gray

    as 3rd Debutante (uncredited)
  • Bobby Hale

    as Circus Attendant (uncredited)
  • Ted Hardy

    as Russian Circus Performer (uncredited)
  • Sam Harris

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Leyland Hodgson

    as Butler (uncredited)
  • Otto Hoffman

    as Mayor (uncredited)
  • Lloyd Ingraham

    as Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Frank Jenks

    as Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)
  • Si Jenks

    as Hillbilly (uncredited)
  • Tiny Jones

    as Spectator (uncredited)
  • Jack Kenney

    as Barker (uncredited)
  • Joe King

    as Policeman (uncredited)
  • Ivan Lebedeff

    as Ronnie (uncredited)
  • Ethelreda Leopold

    as Blonde at Party (uncredited)
  • Jimmie Lucas

    as Barker (uncredited)
  • Kathryn Marlowe

    as 2nd Debutante (uncredited)
  • Eric Mayne

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Frank Melton

    as First Yokel (uncredited)
  • Harold Miller

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Edmund Mortimer

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • James C. Morton

    as Judge (uncredited)
  • Ray Moyer

    as Fire Eater (uncredited)
  • Byron Munson

    as Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
  • Charles Murphy

    as Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)
  • Frank O'Connor

    as Cop with Judge (uncredited)
  • George Offerman, Jr.

    as Western Union Man (uncredited)
  • David Oliver

    as Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)
  • George Ovey

    as Circus Attendant (uncredited)
  • Lee Phelps

    as Sheriff (uncredited)
  • June Preston

    as Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing (uncredited)
  • Ralph Sanford

    as Truck Driver (uncredited)
  • Harry Stafford

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Grady Sutton

    as Chester Dalrymple (uncredited)
  • Ferris Taylor

    as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
  • Don Terry

    as Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
  • Walter Tetley

    as Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)
  • Edward Thomas

    as Bel-Goodie Butler (uncredited)
  • Lelah Tyler

    as Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Minerva Urecal

    as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
  • Dale Van Sickel

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Russell Wade

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Beryl Wallace

    as Girl (uncredited)
  • Delmar Watson

    as Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)
  • Florence Wix

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
  • Bill Wolfe

    as Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant (uncredited)
  • Edward Woolf

    as Thin Man (uncredited)
  • Bill Worth

    as Elwood - World's Largest Midget (uncredited)
  • Arthur Yeoman

    as Barker (uncredited)
  • Duke York

    as Minor Role (uncredited)
  • Ruth Cherrington

    as Party Guest (uncredited)
  • Hazel Dohlman

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Writing Everett Freeman Screenplay
Directing Edward F. Cline Director
Writing Richard Mack Screenplay
Writing George Marion Jr. Screenplay
Directing George Marshall Director
Writing W.C. Fields Story
Editing Otto Ludwig Editor
Camera Milton Krasner Director of Photography

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