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Only Saps Work( 1930)

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You Just Know It's Funny!

Overview

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.

    Top Billed 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)

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    English

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    Keywords

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    • meet cute
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