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Only Saps Work

Cyril Gardner

1930 • 1h 17m

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 ...

Only Saps Work

Cast

Leon Errol

Leon ErrolJames Wilson

Richard Arlen

Richard ArlenLarry Payne

Mary Brian

Mary BrianBarbara Tanner

Stuart Erwin

Stuart ErwinOscar

Anderson Lawler

Anderson LawlerHorace Baldwin

Charley Grapewin

Charley GrapewinSimeon Tanner

Clarence Burton

Clarence BurtonSergeant Burns (uncredited)

Nora Cecil

Nora CecilMrs. Partridge (uncredited)

George Chandler

George ChandlerElevator Operator (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins

G. Pat CollinsRafferty (uncredited)

Clifford Dempsey

Clifford DempseyDetective Smith (uncredited)

Charles Giblyn

Charles GiblynDr. Jasper (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Charlie HallWaiter (uncredited)

George Irving

George IrvingDr. White (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey

Fred KelseyMurphy (uncredited)

Crew

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph L. MankiewiczScreenplay

Cyril Gardner

Cyril GardnerDirector

Edwin H. Knopf

Edwin H. KnopfDirector

Edward Dmytryk

Edward DmytrykEditor

Owen Davis

Owen DavisTheatre Play

Adolph Zukor

Adolph ZukorPresenter

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Only Saps Work (1930) — Backlot Notes