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Cast
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Leon Errol | As: James Wilson |
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Richard Arlen | As: Larry Payne |
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Mary Brian | As: Barbara Tanner |
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Stuart Erwin | As: Oscar |
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Anderson Lawler | As: Horace Baldwin |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | You Just Know It's Funny! |
Certification: | Unknown |
Cast
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Leon Errol |
James Wilson |
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Richard Arlen |
Larry Payne |
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Mary Brian |
Barbara Tanner |
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Stuart Erwin |
Oscar |
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Anderson Lawler |
Horace Baldwin |
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Charley Grapewin |
Simeon Tanner |
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Clarence Burton |
Sergeant Burns (uncredited) |
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Nora Cecil |
Mrs. Partridge (uncredited) |
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George Chandler |
Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
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G. Pat Collins |
Rafferty (uncredited) |
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Clifford Dempsey |
Detective Smith (uncredited) |
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Charles Giblyn |
Dr. Jasper (uncredited) |
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Charlie Hall |
Waiter (uncredited) |
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George Irving |
Dr. White (uncredited) |
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Fred Kelsey |
Murphy (uncredited) |
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Jack Richardson |
Chef (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Cyril Gardner |
Director |
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Edwin H. Knopf |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Sam Mintz |
Screenplay |
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Percy Heath |
Screenplay |
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
Screenplay |
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Owen Davis |
Theatre Play |
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Sam Mintz |
Adaptation |
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Percy Heath |
Adaptation |
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
Adaptation |
Production Crew
Edited By
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Edward Dmytryk |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
Sound
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Earl S. Hayman |
Sound |
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Ballard MacDonald |
Songs |
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Dave Dreyer |
Songs |
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Earl S. Hayman |
Sound Engineer |
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Leo Reisman |
Music Director |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Rex Wimpy |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
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Adolph Zukor |
Presenter |
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