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
Blacaman
as Blacaman - The Lion Tamer
Mortimer Snerd
as By Himself
Dorothy Arnold
as 1st Debutante
Lulu Mae Bohrman
as Wedding Guest
Dora Clement
as Woman
Richard Clucas
as Little Boy
Billy Engle
as Circus Attendant
Jack Gardner
as Ticket Seller
Grace Goodall
as Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest
Jennifer Gray
as 3rd Debutante
Bobby Hale
as Circus Attendant
Ted Hardy
as Russian Circus Performer
Tiny Jones
as Spectator
Jimmie Lucas
as Barker
Kathryn Marlowe
as 2nd Debutante
Edmund Mortimer
as Wedding Guest
Ray Moyer
as Fire Eater
Byron Munson
as Ping-Pong Player
Charles Murphy
as Lon - Roustabout
George Ovey
as Circus Attendant
June Preston
as Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing
Harry Stafford
as Party Guest
Ferris Taylor
as Deputy Sheriff
Edward Thomas
as Bel-Goodie Butler
Lelah Tyler
as Society Woman / Wedding Guest
Bill Wolfe
as Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant
Edward Woolf
as Thin Man
Bill Worth
as Elwood - World's Largest Midget
Arthur Yeoman
as Barker
Crew of You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
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