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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.
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Edward F. Cline profile
Edward F. Cline

Director

George Marshall profile
George Marshall

Director

Cast

W.C. Fields profile
W.C. Fields

Larson E. Whipsnade

Edgar Bergen profile
Edgar Bergen

The Great Edgar/Charlie McCarthy

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson profile
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Cheerful

Constance Moore profile
Constance Moore

Victoria Whipsnade

John Arledge profile
John Arledge

Phineas Whipsnade

James Bush profile
James Bush

Roger Bel-Goodie

Thurston Hall profile
Thurston Hall

Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie

Mary Forbes profile
Mary Forbes

Mrs. Bel-Goodie

Edward Brophy profile
Edward Brophy

Corbett

Arthur Hohl profile
Arthur Hohl

Burr

Princess Baba profile
Princess Baba

Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant

Charlie McCarthy profile
Charlie McCarthy

Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)

W.C. Fields profile
W.C. Fields

Larson E. Whipsnade

Edgar Bergen profile
Edgar Bergen

The Great Edgar/Charlie McCarthy

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson profile
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Cheerful

Constance Moore profile
Constance Moore

Victoria Whipsnade

John Arledge profile
John Arledge

Phineas Whipsnade

James Bush profile
James Bush

Roger Bel-Goodie

Thurston Hall profile
Thurston Hall

Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie

Mary Forbes profile
Mary Forbes

Mrs. Bel-Goodie

Edward Brophy profile
Edward Brophy

Corbett

Arthur Hohl profile
Arthur Hohl

Burr

Princess Baba profile
Princess Baba

Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant

Charlie McCarthy profile
Charlie McCarthy

Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)

Extra

Release Date

February 17, 1939

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Universal Pictures logo

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