About You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
- Released on February 17, 1939
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.
Full Cast of You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
W.C. Fields plays Larson E. Whipsnade
Edgar Bergen plays The Great Edgar
Constance Moore plays Victoria Whipsnade
John Arledge plays Phineas Whipsnade
James Bush plays Roger Bel-Goodie
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Thurston Hall plays Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Mary Forbes plays Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Edward Brophy plays Corbett
Arthur Hohl plays Burr
Princess Baba plays Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
Blacaman plays Blacaman - The Lion Tamer
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson plays Cheerful
Mortimer Snerd plays By Himself
Ernie Adams plays Eddie - Circus Attendant
Dorothy Arnold plays 1st Debutante
Irving Bacon plays Jailer
Lulu Mae Bohrman plays Wedding Guest
Ralph Brooks plays Wedding Guest
Eddy Chandler plays Highway Patrol Officer
Dora Clement plays Woman
Jack Rube Clifford plays Riding Master
Richard Clucas plays Little Boy
Charles Coleman plays Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler
Evelyn Del Rio plays Little Girl Who Cries
Drew Demorest plays Barker
Dick Dickinson plays Contortionist
Jan Duggan plays Mrs. Sludge
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Eddie Dunn plays Cop
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Billy Engle plays Circus Attendant
Jack Gardner plays Ticket Seller
Grace Goodall plays Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest
Jennifer Gray plays 3rd Debutante
Bobby Hale plays Circus Attendant
Ted Hardy plays Russian Circus Performer
Sam Harris plays Wedding Guest
Leyland Hodgson plays Butler
Otto Hoffman plays Mayor
Lloyd Ingraham plays Mayor / Wedding Guest
Frank Jenks plays Jerry - Assistant
Si Jenks plays Hillbilly
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Tiny Jones plays Spectator
Jack Kenney plays Barker
Joe King plays Policeman
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Ivan Lebedeff plays Ronnie
Ethelreda Leopold plays Blonde at Party
Jimmie Lucas plays Barker
Kathryn Marlowe plays 2nd Debutante
Eric Mayne plays Wedding Guest
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Frank Melton plays First Yokel
Harold Miller plays Party Guest
Edmund Mortimer plays Wedding Guest
James C. Morton plays Judge
Ray Moyer plays Fire Eater
Byron Munson plays Ping-Pong Player
Charles Murphy plays Lon - Roustabout
Frank O'Connor plays Cop with Judge
George Offerman, Jr. plays Western Union Man
David Oliver plays Man Cheated at Window
George Ovey plays Circus Attendant
Lee Phelps plays Sheriff
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June Preston plays Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing
Ralph Sanford plays Truck Driver
Harry Stafford plays Party Guest
Grady Sutton plays Chester Dalrymple
Ferris Taylor plays Deputy Sheriff
Don Terry plays Ping-Pong Player
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Walter Tetley plays Boy with Candy Cane
Edward Thomas plays Bel-Goodie Butler
Lelah Tyler plays Society Woman / Wedding Guest
Minerva Urecal plays Screaming Spinster at Circus
Dale Van Sickel plays Wedding Guest
Russell Wade plays Wedding Guest
Beryl Wallace plays Girl
Delmar Watson plays Boy with Slingshot
Florence Wix plays Wedding Guest
Bill Wolfe plays Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant
Edward Woolf plays Thin Man
Bill Worth plays Elwood - World's Largest Midget
Arthur Yeoman plays Barker
Duke York plays Minor Role
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Crew of You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
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- W.C. Fields
- Edgar Bergen
- Constance Moore
- John Arledge
- James Bush
- Thurston Hall
- Mary Forbes
- Edward Brophy
- Arthur Hohl
- Princess Baba
- Blacaman
- Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
- Mortimer Snerd
- Ernie Adams
- Dorothy Arnold
- Irving Bacon
- Lulu Mae Bohrman
- Ralph Brooks
- Eddy Chandler
- Dora Clement
- Jack Rube Clifford
- Richard Clucas
- Charles Coleman
- Evelyn Del Rio
- Drew Demorest
- Dick Dickinson
- Jan Duggan
- Eddie Dunn
- Billy Engle
- Jack Gardner
- Grace Goodall
- Jennifer Gray
- Bobby Hale
- Ted Hardy
- Sam Harris
- Leyland Hodgson
- Otto Hoffman
- Lloyd Ingraham
- Frank Jenks
- Si Jenks
- Tiny Jones
- Jack Kenney
- Joe King
- Ivan Lebedeff
- Ethelreda Leopold
- Jimmie Lucas
- Kathryn Marlowe
- Eric Mayne
- Frank Melton
- Harold Miller
- Edmund Mortimer
- James C. Morton
- Ray Moyer
- Byron Munson
- Charles Murphy
- Frank O'Connor
- George Offerman, Jr.
- David Oliver
- George Ovey
- Lee Phelps
- June Preston
- Ralph Sanford
- Harry Stafford
- Grady Sutton
- Ferris Taylor
- Don Terry
- Walter Tetley
- Edward Thomas
- Lelah Tyler
- Minerva Urecal
- Dale Van Sickel
- Russell Wade
- Beryl Wallace
- Delmar Watson
- Florence Wix
- Bill Wolfe
- Edward Woolf
- Bill Worth
- Arthur Yeoman
- Duke York
- Ruth Cherrington