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Only Saps Work
Only Saps Work

5.5

Only Saps Work

NR·1930·77m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Edwin H. Knopf

Director

Cyril Gardner

Adaptation, Screenplay

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Adaptation, Screenplay

Percy Heath

Adaptation, Screenplay

Sam Mintz

Theatre Play

Owen Davis

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

robbery
detective
con man
stolen money
hypochondriac
crook
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bank robbery
comedy routine
pre-code
landlady
meet cute
bellboy
rich snob
kleptomaniac
simpleton
former athlete
health and wellness resort
comedy
cheerful
pantry boy
social error