Only Saps Work

Only Saps Work

1930
1h 17m
5.5

5.5/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Crime

"You Just Know It's Funny!"

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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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures Paramount Publix Corp.
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

robbery detective con man stolen money hypochondriac crook attraction bank robbery bellhop   comedy routine pre-code landlady meet cute rich snob kleptomaniac simpleton former athlete comedy cheerful pantry boy social error

Quick Facts

Release Date December 5, 1930
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0021218

Cast

Leon Errol
Leon Errol

James Wilson

Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen

Larry Payne

Mary Brian
Mary Brian

Barbara Tanner

Stuart Erwin
Stuart Erwin

Oscar

Anderson Lawler
Anderson Lawler

Horace Baldwin

Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin

Simeon Tanner

Clarence Burton
Clarence Burton

Sergeant Burns (uncredited)

Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil

Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)

George Chandler
George Chandler

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins

Rafferty (uncredited)

Clifford Dempsey
Clifford Dempsey

Detective Smith (uncredited)

Charles Giblyn
Charles Giblyn

Dr. Jasper (uncredited)

Key Crew

Percy Heath
Screenplay
Sam Mintz
Screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenplay
Cyril Gardner
Director
Edwin H. Knopf
Director