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Only Saps Work (1930)

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.
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Edwin H. Knopf profile
Edwin H. Knopf

Director

Cyril Gardner profile
Cyril Gardner

Director

Cast

Leon Errol profile
Leon Errol

James Wilson

Richard Arlen profile
Richard Arlen

Larry Payne

Mary Brian profile
Mary Brian

Barbara Tanner

Stuart Erwin profile
Stuart Erwin

Oscar

Anderson Lawler profile
Anderson Lawler

Horace Baldwin

Charley Grapewin profile
Charley Grapewin

Simeon Tanner

Clarence Burton profile
Clarence Burton

Sergeant Burns (uncredited)

Nora Cecil profile
Nora Cecil

Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)

George Chandler profile
George Chandler

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins profile
G. Pat Collins

Rafferty (uncredited)

Clifford Dempsey profile
Clifford Dempsey

Detective Smith (uncredited)

Charles Giblyn profile
Charles Giblyn

Dr. Jasper (uncredited)

Leon Errol profile
Leon Errol

James Wilson

Richard Arlen profile
Richard Arlen

Larry Payne

Mary Brian profile
Mary Brian

Barbara Tanner

Stuart Erwin profile
Stuart Erwin

Oscar

Anderson Lawler profile
Anderson Lawler

Horace Baldwin

Charley Grapewin profile
Charley Grapewin

Simeon Tanner

Clarence Burton profile
Clarence Burton

Sergeant Burns (uncredited)

Nora Cecil profile
Nora Cecil

Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)

George Chandler profile
George Chandler

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins profile
G. Pat Collins

Rafferty (uncredited)

Clifford Dempsey profile
Clifford Dempsey

Detective Smith (uncredited)

Charles Giblyn profile
Charles Giblyn

Dr. Jasper (uncredited)

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Release Date

December 5, 1930

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Paramount Pictures logoParamount Publix Corp. logo

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