Only Saps Work
- You Just Know It's Funny!
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.
Release Date : 1930-12-05
Language :English
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Paramount PicturesParamount Publix Corp.
Production Country : United States of America
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Cast
Character Name : James Wilson
Original Name : Leon Errol
Gender : Male
Character Name : Larry Payne
Original Name : Richard Arlen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Barbara Tanner
Original Name : Mary Brian
Gender : Female
Character Name : Oscar
Original Name : Stuart Erwin
Gender : Male
Character Name : Horace Baldwin
Original Name : Anderson Lawler
Gender : Male
Character Name : Simeon Tanner
Original Name : Charley Grapewin
Gender : Male
Character Name : Sergeant Burns (uncredited)
Original Name : Clarence Burton
Gender : Male
Character Name : Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
Original Name : Nora Cecil
Gender : Female
Character Name : Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Original Name : George Chandler
Gender : Male
Character Name : Rafferty (uncredited)
Original Name : G. Pat Collins
Gender : Male
Character Name : Detective Smith (uncredited)
Original Name : Clifford Dempsey
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dr. Jasper (uncredited)
Original Name : Charles Giblyn
Gender : Male
Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)
Original Name : Charlie Hall
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dr. White (uncredited)
Original Name : George Irving
Gender : Male
Character Name : Murphy (uncredited)
Original Name : Fred Kelsey
Gender : Male
Character Name : Chef (uncredited)
Original Name : Jack Richardson
Gender : Male
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