Only Saps Work

Only Saps Work

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1930
1h 17m
5.5(2 votes)
Comedy
Crime

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.

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Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

16 members
Acting

Leon Errol

James Wilson

Leon Errol
Acting

Richard Arlen

Larry Payne

Richard Arlen
Acting

Mary Brian

Barbara Tanner

Mary Brian
Acting

Stuart Erwin

Oscar

Stuart Erwin
Acting

Anderson Lawler

Horace Baldwin

Anderson Lawler
Acting

Charley Grapewin

Simeon Tanner

Charley Grapewin
Acting

Clarence Burton

Sergeant Burns (uncredited)

Clarence Burton
Acting

Nora Cecil

Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)

Nora Cecil
Acting

George Chandler

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

George Chandler
Acting

G. Pat Collins

Rafferty (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins
Acting

Clifford Dempsey

Detective Smith (uncredited)

Clifford Dempsey
Directing

Charles Giblyn

Dr. Jasper (uncredited)

Charles Giblyn
Acting

Charlie Hall

Waiter (uncredited)

Charlie Hall
Acting

George Irving

Dr. White (uncredited)

George Irving
Acting

Fred Kelsey

Murphy (uncredited)

Fred Kelsey
Acting

Jack Richardson

Chef (uncredited)

Jack Richardson

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