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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939-02-17 · 76 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy

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.

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Directors
Edward F. Cline, George Marshall
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

W.C. FieldsW.C. FieldsLarson E. Whipsnade
Edgar BergenEdgar BergenThe Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonEddie 'Rochester' AndersonCheerful
Constance MooreConstance MooreVictoria Whipsnade
John ArledgeJohn ArledgePhineas Whipsnade
James BushJames BushRoger Bel-Goodie
Thurston HallThurston HallMr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Mary ForbesMary ForbesMrs. Bel-Goodie
Edward BrophyEdward BrophyCorbett
Arthur HohlArthur HohlBurr
Princess BabaPrincess BabaPrincess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
Charlie McCarthyCharlie (ventriloquist dummy)
Mortimer SnerdMortimer (ventriloquist dummy)
BlacamanBlacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited)
Ernie AdamsErnie AdamsEddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Dorothy ArnoldDorothy Arnold1st Debutante (uncredited)
Irving BaconIrving BaconJailer (uncredited)
Lulu Mae BohrmanWedding Guest (uncredited)
Ralph BrooksWedding Guest (uncredited)
Eddy ChandlerEddy ChandlerHighway Patrol Officer (uncredited)

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