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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

George Marshall

1939 • 1h 16m

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 pe...

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) Original Trailer [HD]

Cast

W.C. Fields

W.C. FieldsLarson E. Whipsnade

Edgar Bergen

Edgar BergenThe Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonCheerful

Constance Moore

Constance MooreVictoria Whipsnade

John Arledge

John ArledgePhineas Whipsnade

James Bush

James BushRoger Bel-Goodie

Thurston Hall

Thurston HallMr. Archibald Bel-Goodie

Mary Forbes

Mary ForbesMrs. Bel-Goodie

Edward Brophy

Edward BrophyCorbett

Arthur Hohl

Arthur HohlBurr

Princess Baba

Princess BabaPrincess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant

Charlie McCarthyCharlie (ventriloquist dummy)

Mortimer SnerdMortimer (ventriloquist dummy)

BlacamanBlacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Ernie AdamsEddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)

Crew

George Marshall

George MarshallDirector

Edward F. Cline

Edward F. ClineDirector

George Marion Jr.

George Marion Jr.Screenplay

W.C. Fields

W.C. FieldsStory

Milton Krasner

Milton KrasnerDirector of Photography

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