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5.5/10 • 2

1930-12-05 • 1h 17m

ComedyCrime

You Just Know It's Funny!

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.

Directors
Cyril Gardner, Edwin H. Knopf
Editors
Edward Dmytryk

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  1. Leon Errol

    Leon Errol

    James Wilson

  2. Richard Arlen

    Richard Arlen

    Larry Payne

  3. Mary Brian

    Mary Brian

    Barbara Tanner

  4. Stuart Erwin

    Stuart Erwin

    Oscar

  5. Anderson Lawler

    Anderson Lawler

    Horace Baldwin

  6. Charley Grapewin

    Charley Grapewin

    Simeon Tanner

  7. Clarence Burton

    Clarence Burton

    Sergeant Burns (uncredited)

  8. Nora Cecil

    Nora Cecil

    Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)

  9. George Chandler

    George Chandler

    Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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