You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

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.

English
Rated NR
😂Comedy

Released

17th February 1939

87 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 16 minutes

Finishes at 1:17pm

Directed by

Edward F. Cline, George Marshall

Written by

Everett Freeman, Richard Mack, George Marion Jr., W.C. Fields

Ratings and awards

1 win total

6.9/10
70%
70%

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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man