You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1939-02-17 United States of America 76 Min. PG-13
6.85 20 votes
Comedy

Overview

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

W.C. Fields is Larson E. Whipsnade
Larson E. Whipsnade
Edgar Bergen is The Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
The Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson is Cheerful
Cheerful
Constance Moore is Victoria Whipsnade
Victoria Whipsnade
John Arledge is Phineas Whipsnade
Phineas Whipsnade
James Bush is Roger Bel-Goodie
Roger Bel-Goodie
Thurston Hall is Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Mary Forbes is Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Edward Brophy is Corbett
Corbett
Arthur Hohl is Burr
Burr
Princess Baba is Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
Charlie McCarthy is Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)
Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)
Mortimer Snerd is Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy)
Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy)
Blacaman is Blacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited)
Blacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited)
Ernie Adams is Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Dorothy Arnold is 1st Debutante (uncredited)
1st Debutante (uncredited)
Irving Bacon is Jailer (uncredited)
Jailer (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman is Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks is Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler is Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dora Clement is Woman (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford is Riding Master (uncredited)
Riding Master (uncredited)
Richard Clucas is Little Boy (uncredited)
Little Boy (uncredited)
Charles Coleman is Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
Evelyn Del Rio is Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)
Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)
Drew Demorest is Barker (uncredited)
Barker (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson is Contortionist (uncredited)
Contortionist (uncredited)
Jan Duggan is Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)
Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn is Cop (uncredited)
Cop (uncredited)
Billy Engle is Circus Attendant
Circus Attendant
Jack Gardner is Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Grace Goodall is Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jennifer Gray is 3rd Debutante (uncredited)
3rd Debutante (uncredited)
Bobby Hale is Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Ted Hardy is Russian Circus Performer (uncredited)
Russian Circus Performer (uncredited)
Sam Harris is Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson is Butler (uncredited)
Butler (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman is Mayor (uncredited)
Mayor (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham is Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Jenks is Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)
Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)
Si Jenks is Hillbilly (uncredited)
Hillbilly (uncredited)
Tiny Jones is Spectator (uncredited)
Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Kenney is Barker (uncredited)
Barker (uncredited)
Joe King is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff is Ronnie (uncredited)
Ronnie (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold is Blonde at Party (uncredited)
Blonde at Party (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas is Barker (uncredited)
Barker (uncredited)
Kathryn Marlowe is 2nd Debutante (uncredited)
2nd Debutante (uncredited)
Eric Mayne is Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Melton is First Yokel (uncredited)
First Yokel (uncredited)
Harold Miller is Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer is Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
James C. Morton is Judge (uncredited)
Judge (uncredited)
Ray Moyer is Fire Eater (uncredited)
Fire Eater (uncredited)
Byron Munson is Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Charles Murphy is Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)
Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor is Cop with Judge (uncredited)
Cop with Judge (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr. is Western Union Man (uncredited)
Western Union Man (uncredited)
David Oliver is Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)
Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)
George Ovey is Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Lee Phelps is Sheriff (uncredited)
Sheriff (uncredited)
June Preston is Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing (uncredited)
Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford is Truck Driver (uncredited)
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Harry Stafford is Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Grady Sutton is Chester Dalrymple (uncredited)
Chester Dalrymple (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor is Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Don Terry is Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Walter Tetley is Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)
Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)
Edward Thomas is Bel-Goodie Butler (uncredited)
Bel-Goodie Butler (uncredited)
Lelah Tyler is Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal is Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel is Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Russell Wade is Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Beryl Wallace is Girl (uncredited)
Girl (uncredited)
Delmar Watson is Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)
Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)
Florence Wix is Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe is Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant (uncredited)
Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant (uncredited)
Edward Woolf is Thin Man (uncredited)
Thin Man (uncredited)
Bill Worth is Elwood - World's Largest Midget (uncredited)
Elwood - World's Largest Midget (uncredited)
Arthur Yeoman is Barker (uncredited)
Barker (uncredited)
Duke York is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington is Party Guest (uncredited)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman is Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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