You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
George Marshall1939-02-17
AT LAST YOU CAN SEE THESE FAMOUS FEUDSTERS CLASH ON THE SCREEN!
6.7
76 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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W.C. Fields | Larson E. Whipsnade | Unowned |
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Edgar Bergen | The Great Edgar | Unowned |
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | Cheerful | Unowned |
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Constance Moore | Victoria Whipsnade | Unowned |
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John Arledge | Phineas Whipsnade | Unowned |
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James Bush | Roger Bel-Goodie | Unowned |
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Thurston Hall | Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie | Unowned |
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Mary Forbes | Mrs. Bel-Goodie | Unowned |
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Edward Brophy | Corbett | Unowned |
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Arthur Hohl | Burr | Unowned |
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Princess Baba | Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant | Unowned |
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Charlie McCarthy | Charlie (ventriloquist dummy) | Unowned |
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Mortimer Snerd | Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy) | Unowned |
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Blacaman | Blacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ernie Adams | Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dorothy Arnold | 1st Debutante (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Irving Bacon | Jailer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lulu Mae Bohrman | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph Brooks | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddy Chandler | Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dora Clement | Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Rube Clifford | Riding Master (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Richard Clucas | Little Boy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Coleman | Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Evelyn Del Rio | Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Drew Demorest | Barker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Dickinson | Contortionist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jan Duggan | Mrs. Sludge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddie Dunn | Cop (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Billy Engle | Circus Attendant | Unowned |
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Jack Gardner | Ticket Seller (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Grace Goodall | Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jennifer Gray | 3rd Debutante (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bobby Hale | Circus Attendant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ted Hardy | Russian Circus Performer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sam Harris | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leyland Hodgson | Butler (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Otto Hoffman | Mayor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lloyd Ingraham | Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Jenks | Jerry - Assistant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Si Jenks | Hillbilly (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tiny Jones | Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Kenney | Barker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joe King | Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ivan Lebedeff | Ronnie (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ethelreda Leopold | Blonde at Party (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jimmie Lucas | Barker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kathryn Marlowe | 2nd Debutante (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eric Mayne | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank Melton | First Yokel (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harold Miller | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edmund Mortimer | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James C. Morton | Judge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray Moyer | Fire Eater (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Byron Munson | Ping-Pong Player (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Murphy | Lon - Roustabout (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank O'Connor | Cop with Judge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Offerman, Jr. | Western Union Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Oliver | Man Cheated at Window (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Ovey | Circus Attendant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lee Phelps | Sheriff (uncredited) | Unowned |
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June Preston | Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph Sanford | Truck Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Stafford | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Grady Sutton | Chester Dalrymple (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ferris Taylor | Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Don Terry | Ping-Pong Player (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Tetley | Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Thomas | Bel-Goodie Butler (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lelah Tyler | Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Minerva Urecal | Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dale Van Sickel | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Russell Wade | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Beryl Wallace | Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Delmar Watson | Boy with Slingshot (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Florence Wix | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bill Wolfe | Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edward Woolf | Thin Man (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bill Worth | Elwood - World's Largest Midget (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Arthur Yeoman | Barker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Duke York | Minor Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ruth Cherrington | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hazel Dohlman | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |