You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man 1939
Fields portrays Larsen E. Whipsnade, the scheming owner of a traveling carnival perpetually evading the authorities. Facing foreclosure, Whipsnade neglects to pay his troupe, including Bergen and the unscrupulous McCarthy. The performers press him for their wages, while McCarthy resorts to outright theft.
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Edward Brophy
Corbett
Irving Bacon
Jailer (uncredited)
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)
Edgar Bergen
The Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Mortimer Snerd
Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy)
Charles Coleman
Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Thurston Hall
Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Ernie Adams
Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff
Ronnie (uncredited)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Cheerful
Frank Jenks
Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)
W.C. Fields
Larson E. Whipsnade
Ralph Brooks
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Arthur Hohl
Burr
Sam Harris
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
David Oliver
Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)
Joe King
Policeman (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Cop with Judge (uncredited)
Constance Moore
Victoria Whipsnade
Lee Phelps
Sheriff (uncredited)
Charles Murphy
Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)
James C. Morton
Judge (uncredited)
Edward F. Cline
Eddie Dunn
Cop (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Mayor (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford
Riding Master (uncredited)
George Ovey
Circus Attendant (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Western Union Man (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Si Jenks
Hillbilly (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Circus Attendant
Bobby Hale
Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Duke York
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Party Guest (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
Contortionist (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
Chester Dalrymple (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
John Arledge
Phineas Whipsnade
Eddy Chandler
Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Blonde at Party (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe
Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Barker (uncredited)
Dora Clement
Woman (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Bel-Goodie
June Preston
Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Butler (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas
Barker (uncredited)
Evelyn Del Rio
Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)
Frank Melton
First Yokel (uncredited)
James Bush
Roger Bel-Goodie
Hazel Dohlman
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jan Duggan
Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Spectator (uncredited)
Grace Goodall
Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
Barker (uncredited)
Jennifer Gray
3rd Debutante (uncredited)
Walter Tetley
Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)
Beryl Wallace
Girl (uncredited)
Delmar Watson
Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)
Lelah Tyler
Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Harry Stafford
Party Guest (uncredited)
Richard Clucas
Little Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Arnold
1st Debutante (uncredited)
Arthur Yeoman
Barker (uncredited)
Byron Munson
Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Kathryn Marlowe
2nd Debutante (uncredited)
Princess Baba
Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
Blacaman
Blacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited)
Ted Hardy
Russian Circus Performer (uncredited)
Ray Moyer
Fire Eater (uncredited)
Edward Woolf
Thin Man (uncredited)
Bill Worth
Elwood - World's Largest Midget (uncredited)
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