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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

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.

1939 |1h 16m |  Comedy

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W.C. Fields

Larson E. Whipsnade

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Edgar Bergen

The Great Edgar

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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Cheerful

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Constance Moore

Victoria Whipsnade

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John Arledge

Phineas Whipsnade

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James Bush

Roger Bel-Goodie

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Thurston Hall

Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie

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Mary Forbes

Mrs. Bel-Goodie

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Edward Brophy

Corbett

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Arthur Hohl

Burr

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Princess Baba

Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant

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Ernie Adams

Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)

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Dorothy Arnold

1st Debutante (uncredited)

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Irving Bacon

Jailer (uncredited)

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Eddy Chandler

Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)

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Dora Clement

Woman (uncredited)

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Jack Rube Clifford

Riding Master (uncredited)

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Charles Coleman

Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)

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Evelyn Del Rio

Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)

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Drew Demorest

Barker (uncredited)

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Dick Dickinson

Contortionist (uncredited)

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Jan Duggan

Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)

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Eddie Dunn

Cop (uncredited)

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Leyland Hodgson

Butler (uncredited)

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Otto Hoffman

Mayor (uncredited)

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Lloyd Ingraham

Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Frank Jenks

Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)

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Si Jenks

Hillbilly (uncredited)

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Jack Kenney

Barker (uncredited)

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Joe King

Policeman (uncredited)

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Ivan Lebedeff

Ronnie (uncredited)

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Ethelreda Leopold

Blonde at Party (uncredited)

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Eric Mayne

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Frank Melton

First Yokel (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Party Guest (uncredited)

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James C. Morton

Judge (uncredited)

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Byron Munson

Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)

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Charles Murphy

Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Cop with Judge (uncredited)

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George Offerman, Jr.

Western Union Man (uncredited)

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David Oliver

Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)

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George Ovey

Circus Attendant (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Sheriff (uncredited)

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Ralph Sanford

Truck Driver (uncredited)

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Grady Sutton

Chester Dalrymple (uncredited)

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Ferris Taylor

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

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Don Terry

Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)

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Walter Tetley

Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)

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Minerva Urecal

Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)

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Dale Van Sickel

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Russell Wade

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Beryl Wallace

Girl (uncredited)

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Delmar Watson

Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)

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Florence Wix

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Duke York

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Ruth Cherrington

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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