Only Saps Work (1930)

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. more

Directing:
  • Cyril Gardner
  • Edwin H. Knopf

Writing:
  • Sam Mintz
  • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  • Percy Heath

Stars:
Release Date: 1930-12-05
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 77

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Simeon Tanner
Leon Errol
Leon Errol
James Wilson
Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
Larry Payne
Mary Brian
Mary Brian
Barbara Tanner
Stuart Erwin
Stuart Erwin
Oscar
Anderson Lawler
Anderson Lawl...
Horace Baldwin
Fred Kelsey
Fred Kelsey
Murphy (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
George Irving
George Irving
Dr. White (uncredited)
George Chandler
George Chandl...
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Clarence Burton
Clarence Burt...
Sergeant Burns (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collin...
Rafferty (uncredited)
Clifford Dempsey
Clifford Demp...
Detective Smith (uncredited)
Charles Giblyn
Charles Gibly...
Dr. Jasper (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Charlie Hall
Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Jack Richards...
Chef (uncredited)
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