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Only Saps Work

You Just Know It's Funny!

Description: 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.

Genres: Comedy, Crime

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 77 minutes

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Leon Errol

Played James Wilson

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Richard Arlen

Played Larry Payne

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Mary Brian

Played Barbara Tanner

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Stuart Erwin

Played Oscar

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Anderson Lawler

Played Horace Baldwin

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Charley Grapewin

Played Simeon Tanner

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Clarence Burton

Played Sergeant Burns (uncredited)

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Nora Cecil

Played Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)

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George Chandler

Played Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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G. Pat Collins

Played Rafferty (uncredited)

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Clifford Dempsey

Played Detective Smith (uncredited)

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Charles Giblyn

Played Dr. Jasper (uncredited)

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Charlie Hall

Played Waiter (uncredited)

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George Irving

Played Dr. White (uncredited)

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Fred Kelsey

Played Murphy (uncredited)

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Jack Richardson

Played Chef (uncredited)

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