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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

6.7

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

NR·1939·76m

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.

Cast

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Larson E. Whipsnade

Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

The Great Edgar

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Cheerful

Constance Moore

Constance Moore

Victoria Whipsnade

John Arledge

John Arledge

Phineas Whipsnade

James Bush

James Bush

Roger Bel-Goodie

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie

Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

Mrs. Bel-Goodie

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy

Corbett

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Burr

Princess Baba

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

Ernie Adams

Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)

Dorothy Arnold

Dorothy Arnold

1st Debutante (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Jailer (uncredited)

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)

Dora Clement

Dora Clement

Woman (uncredited)

Jack Rube Clifford

Jack Rube Clifford

Riding Master (uncredited)

Richard Clucas

Little Boy (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)

Evelyn Del Rio

Evelyn Del Rio

Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)

Drew Demorest

Drew Demorest

Barker (uncredited)

Dick Dickinson

Dick Dickinson

Contortionist (uncredited)

Jan Duggan

Jan Duggan

Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

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

Leyland Hodgson

Butler (uncredited)

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

Mayor (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham

Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)

Si Jenks

Si Jenks

Hillbilly (uncredited)

Tiny Jones

Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

Jack Kenney

Barker (uncredited)

Joe King

Joe King

Policeman (uncredited)

Ivan Lebedeff

Ivan Lebedeff

Ronnie (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Ethelreda Leopold

Blonde at Party (uncredited)

Jimmie Lucas

Barker (uncredited)

Kathryn Marlowe

2nd Debutante (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Frank Melton

Frank Melton

First Yokel (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Party Guest (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

James C. Morton

James C. Morton

Judge (uncredited)

Ray Moyer

Fire Eater (uncredited)

Byron Munson

Byron Munson

Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)

Charles Murphy

Charles Murphy

Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Cop with Judge (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

George Offerman, Jr.

Western Union Man (uncredited)

David Oliver

David Oliver

Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)

George Ovey

George Ovey

Circus Attendant (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Sheriff (uncredited)

June Preston

Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Harry Stafford

Party Guest (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Chester Dalrymple (uncredited)

Ferris Taylor

Ferris Taylor

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Don Terry

Don Terry

Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)

Walter Tetley

Walter Tetley

Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)

Edward Thomas

Bel-Goodie Butler (uncredited)

Lelah Tyler

Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Russell Wade

Russell Wade

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Beryl Wallace

Beryl Wallace

Girl (uncredited)

Delmar Watson

Delmar Watson

Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)

Florence Wix

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

Duke York

Minor Role (uncredited)

Ruth Cherrington

Ruth Cherrington

Party Guest (uncredited)

Hazel Dohlman

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Edward F. Cline

Director

George Marshall

Screenplay

Everett Freeman

Screenplay

Richard Mack

Screenplay

George Marion Jr.

Story

W.C. Fields

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

elephant
circus
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