Only Saps Work (1930)

Only Saps Work (1930)

You Just Know It's Funny! 1930-12-05 United States of America 77 Min. PG-13
5.5 2 votes

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.

Cast

Leon Errol is James Wilson
James Wilson
Richard Arlen is Larry Payne
Larry Payne
Mary Brian is Barbara Tanner
Barbara Tanner
Stuart Erwin is Oscar
Oscar
Anderson Lawler is Horace Baldwin
Horace Baldwin
Charley Grapewin is Simeon Tanner
Simeon Tanner
Clarence Burton is Sergeant Burns (uncredited)
Sergeant Burns (uncredited)
Nora Cecil is Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
George Chandler is Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins is Rafferty (uncredited)
Rafferty (uncredited)
Clifford Dempsey is Detective Smith (uncredited)
Detective Smith (uncredited)
Charles Giblyn is Dr. Jasper (uncredited)
Dr. Jasper (uncredited)

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