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Only Saps Work
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Only Saps Work

1930-12-05 · 77 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy · Crime

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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Directors
Cyril Gardner, Edwin H. Knopf
Production companies
Paramount Pictures, Paramount Publix Corp.
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Leon ErrolLeon ErrolJames Wilson
Richard ArlenRichard ArlenLarry Payne
Mary BrianMary BrianBarbara Tanner
Stuart ErwinStuart ErwinOscar
Anderson LawlerAnderson LawlerHorace Baldwin
Charley GrapewinCharley GrapewinSimeon Tanner
Clarence BurtonClarence BurtonSergeant Burns (uncredited)
Nora CecilNora CecilMrs. Partridge (uncredited)
George ChandlerGeorge ChandlerElevator Operator (uncredited)
G. Pat CollinsG. Pat CollinsRafferty (uncredited)
Clifford DempseyClifford DempseyDetective Smith (uncredited)
Charles GiblynCharles GiblynDr. Jasper (uncredited)
Charlie HallCharlie HallWaiter (uncredited)
George IrvingGeorge IrvingDr. White (uncredited)
Fred KelseyFred KelseyMurphy (uncredited)
Jack RichardsonJack RichardsonChef (uncredited)

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