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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939 Comedy
Release date : February 17, 1939
Runtime : 1h 16m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Edward F. Cline / George Marshall /
Writers : George Marion Jr. / Richard Mack / Everett Freeman / W.C. Fields /
Production companies : Universal Pictures /
February 17, 1939 1h 16m United States of America Comedy English More
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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.
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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 McCarthy
Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)
Mortimer Snerd
Mortimer Snerd
Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy)
Blacaman
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
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Never ...smarten up a chump Clip
Never ...smarten up a chump
WC Fields from 'You Can't Cheat an Honest Man' Clip
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  • title：You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1939
  • Runtime：1h 16m
  • Genres： Comedy ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America ·
  • Original Language： English ·
  • Director： Edward F. Cline / George Marshall /
  • Writers： George Marion Jr. · Richard Mack · Everett Freeman · W.C. Fields ·
  • Production companies： Universal Pictures ·
  • Overview：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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