You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

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.

Directing:
  • George Marshall
  • Edward F. Cline

Writing:
  • Everett Freeman
  • George Marion Jr.
  • Richard Mack

Stars:
Release Date: 1939-02-17
themoviedb icon 6.7/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 76

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Minerva Urecal
Minerva Ureca...
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Charles Coleman
Charles Colem...
Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
Larson E. Whipsnade
Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen
The Great Edgar
Constance Moore
Constance Moo...
Victoria Whipsnade
John Arledge
John Arledge
Phineas Whipsnade
James Bush
James Bush
Roger 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
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Roches...
Cheerful
Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams
Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Arnol...
1st Debutante (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
Jailer (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dora Clement
Dora Clement
Woman (uncredited)
Evelyn Del Rio
Evelyn Del Ri...
Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
Drew Demorest
Barker (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
Dick Dickinso...
Contortionist (uncredited)
Jan Duggan
Jan Duggan
Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
Cop (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Leyland Hodgs...
Butler (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
Mayor (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Lloyd Ingraha...
Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks
Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)
Si Jenks
Si Jenks
Hillbilly (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Jack Kenney
Barker (uncredited)
Joe King
Joe King
Policeman (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff
Ivan Lebedeff
Ronnie (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leo...
Blonde at Party (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Melton
Frank Melton
First Yokel (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
James C. Morton
James C. Mort...
Judge (uncredited)
Byron Munson
Byron Munson
Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Charles Murphy
Charles Murph...
Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Conno...
Cop with Judge (uncredited)
George Offerman Jr.
George Offerm...
Western Union Man
David Oliver
David Oliver
Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)
George Ovey
George Ovey
Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Sheriff (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford
Truck Driver (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)
Dale Van Sickel
Dale Van Sick...
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)
Duke York
Duke York
Minor Role (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
George Offerm...
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Eddie
Eddie "Roches...
Cheerful
Jack Rube Clifford
Jack Rube Cli...
Riding Master (uncredited)
W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields
Larson E. Whipsnade
Ruth Cherrington
Ruth Cherring...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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