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Only Saps Work

You Just Know It's Funny!

5.5

1930•1h 17m

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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Photo of Leon Errol

Leon Errol

James Wilson

Photo of Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Larry Payne

Photo of Mary Brian

Mary Brian

Barbara Tanner

Photo of Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

Oscar

Photo of Anderson Lawler

Anderson Lawler

Horace Baldwin

Photo of Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Simeon Tanner

Photo of Clarence Burton

Clarence Burton

Sergeant Burns (uncredited)

Photo of Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)

Photo of George Chandler

George Chandler

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Photo of G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

Rafferty (uncredited)

Photo of Clifford Dempsey

Clifford Dempsey

Detective Smith (uncredited)

Photo of Charles Giblyn

Charles Giblyn

Dr. Jasper (uncredited)

Photo of Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Waiter (uncredited)

Photo of George Irving

George Irving

Dr. White (uncredited)

Photo of Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Murphy (uncredited)

Photo of Jack Richardson

Jack Richardson

Chef (uncredited)

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