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Only Saps Work

"You Just Know It's Funny!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Leon Errol

    Leon Errol

    James Wilson

  • Richard Arlen

    Richard Arlen

    Larry Payne

  • Mary Brian

    Mary Brian

    Barbara Tanner

  • Stuart Erwin

    Stuart Erwin

    Oscar

  • Anderson Lawler

    Anderson Lawler

    Horace Baldwin

  • Charley Grapewin

    Charley Grapewin

    Simeon Tanner

  • Clarence Burton

    Clarence Burton

    Sergeant Burns (uncredited)

  • Nora Cecil

    Nora Cecil

    Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)

  • George Chandler

    George Chandler

    Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Overview

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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