Only Saps Work (1930)

12/05/1930 (US) • 1h 17m

Comedy, Crime

You Just Know It's Funny!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Leon Errol

James Wilson

Richard Arlen

Larry Payne

Mary Brian

Barbara Tanner

Anderson Lawler

Horace Baldwin

Charley Grapewin

Simeon Tanner

Clarence Burton

Sergeant Burns (uncredited)

Nora Cecil

Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)

George Chandler

Elevator Operator (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

robbery

detective

con man

stolen money

hypochondriac

crook

attraction

bank robbery

comedy routine

pre-code

landlady

meet cute

bellboy

rich snob

kleptomaniac

simpleton

former athlete

health and wellness resort

comedy

cheerful

pantry boy

social error

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