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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

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.

  • Comedy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of W.C. FieldsW.C. FieldsLarson E. Whipsnade
  • Photo of Edgar BergenEdgar BergenThe Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
  • Photo of Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonEddie 'Rochester' AndersonCheerful
  • Photo of Constance MooreConstance MooreVictoria Whipsnade
  • Photo of John ArledgeJohn ArledgePhineas Whipsnade
  • Photo of James BushJames BushRoger Bel-Goodie
  • Photo of Thurston HallThurston HallMr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
  • Photo of Mary ForbesMary ForbesMrs. Bel-Goodie
  • Photo of Edward BrophyEdward BrophyCorbett
  • Photo of Arthur HohlArthur HohlBurr

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