Only Saps Work
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Synopsis
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.
Details
- Cyril Gardner, Edwin H. Knopf
- December 5, 1930
- Released
- United States of America
- Paramount Pictures
- 1h 17m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Leon ErrolJames Wilson -
Richard ArlenLarry Payne -
Mary BrianBarbara Tanner -
Stuart ErwinOscar -
Anderson LawlerHorace Baldwin -
Charley GrapewinSimeon Tanner -
Clarence BurtonSergeant Burns (uncredited) -
Nora CecilMrs. Partridge (uncredited) -
George ChandlerElevator Operator (uncredited) -
G. Pat CollinsRafferty (uncredited) -
Clifford DempseyDetective Smith (uncredited) -
Charles GiblynDr. Jasper (uncredited)
