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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1930-12-05
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Pictures, Paramount Publix Corp.
- timer Runtime: 77 Mins
- star Rating: 5.5 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt0021218
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Leon Errol
James Wilson
Richard Arlen
Larry Payne
Mary Brian
Barbara Tanner
Stuart Erwin
Oscar
Anderson Lawler
Horace Baldwin
Charley Grapewin
Simeon Tanner
Clarence Burton
Sergeant Burns (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
George Chandler
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
Rafferty (uncredited)
Clifford Dempsey
Detective Smith (uncredited)
Charles Giblyn
Dr. Jasper (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Waiter (uncredited)
George Irving
Dr. White (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Murphy (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
Chef (uncredited)
groups Crew
Percy Heath
Screenplay
Earl S. Hayman
Sound
Sam Mintz
Screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenplay
Cyril Gardner
Director
Edwin H. Knopf
Director
Rex Wimpy
Director of Photography
Edward Dmytryk
Editor
Owen Davis
Theatre Play
Sam Mintz
Adaptation
Percy Heath
Adaptation
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Adaptation
Ballard MacDonald
Songs
Dave Dreyer
Songs
Earl S. Hayman
Sound Engineer
Leo Reisman
Music Director
Adolph Zukor
Presenter
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