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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.

Release : February 17, 1939

Budget : $0.00

Revenue : $0.00

Duration : 76 minutes

Rating : 6.70

Compilation / Trailer Video

Credits

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields ( W.C. Fields )

Larson E. Whipsnade

Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen ( Edgar Bergen )

The Great Edgar

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ( Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson )

Cheerful

Constance Moore

Constance Moore ( Constance Moore )

Victoria Whipsnade

John Arledge

John Arledge ( John Arledge )

Phineas Whipsnade

James Bush

James Bush ( James Bush )

Roger Bel-Goodie

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall ( Thurston Hall )

Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie

Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes ( Mary Forbes )

Mrs. Bel-Goodie

Edward Brophy

Edward Brophy ( Edward Brophy )

Corbett

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl ( Arthur Hohl )

Burr

Princess Baba

Princess Baba ( Princess Baba )

Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant

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Charlie McCarthy ( Charlie McCarthy )

Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)

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Mortimer Snerd ( Mortimer Snerd )

Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy)

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Blacaman ( Blacaman )

Blacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams ( Ernie Adams )

Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)

Dorothy Arnold

Dorothy Arnold ( Dorothy Arnold )

1st Debutante (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon ( Irving Bacon )

Jailer (uncredited)

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Lulu Mae Bohrman ( Lulu Mae Bohrman )

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks ( Ralph Brooks )

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler ( Eddy Chandler )

Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)

Dora Clement

Dora Clement ( Dora Clement )

Woman (uncredited)

Jack Rube Clifford

Jack Rube Clifford ( Jack Rube Clifford )

Riding Master (uncredited)

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Richard Clucas ( Richard Clucas )

Little Boy (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman ( Charles Coleman )

Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)

Evelyn Del Rio

Evelyn Del Rio ( Evelyn Del Rio )

Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)

Drew Demorest

Drew Demorest ( Drew Demorest )

Barker (uncredited)

Dick Dickinson

Dick Dickinson ( Dick Dickinson )

Contortionist (uncredited)

Jan Duggan

Jan Duggan ( Jan Duggan )

Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn ( Eddie Dunn )

Cop (uncredited)

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Billy Engle ( Billy Engle )

Circus Attendant

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Jack Gardner ( Jack Gardner )

Ticket Seller (uncredited)

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Grace Goodall ( Grace Goodall )

Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Jennifer Gray ( Jennifer Gray )

3rd Debutante (uncredited)

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Bobby Hale ( Bobby Hale )

Circus Attendant (uncredited)

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Ted Hardy ( Ted Hardy )

Russian Circus Performer (uncredited)

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Sam Harris ( Sam Harris )

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson ( Leyland Hodgson )

Butler (uncredited)

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman ( Otto Hoffman )

Mayor (uncredited)

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham ( Lloyd Ingraham )

Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks ( Frank Jenks )

Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)

Si Jenks

Si Jenks ( Si Jenks )

Hillbilly (uncredited)

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Tiny Jones ( Tiny Jones )

Spectator (uncredited)

Jack Kenney

Jack Kenney ( Jack Kenney )

Barker (uncredited)

Joe King

Joe King ( Joe King )

Policeman (uncredited)

Ivan Lebedeff

Ivan Lebedeff ( Ivan Lebedeff )

Ronnie (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Ethelreda Leopold ( Ethelreda Leopold )

Blonde at Party (uncredited)

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Jimmie Lucas ( Jimmie Lucas )

Barker (uncredited)

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Kathryn Marlowe ( Kathryn Marlowe )

2nd Debutante (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Eric Mayne ( Eric Mayne )

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Frank Melton

Frank Melton ( Frank Melton )

First Yokel (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller ( Harold Miller )

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Edmund Mortimer ( Edmund Mortimer )

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

James C. Morton

James C. Morton ( James C. Morton )

Judge (uncredited)

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Ray Moyer ( Ray Moyer )

Fire Eater (uncredited)

Byron Munson

Byron Munson ( Byron Munson )

Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)

Charles Murphy

Charles Murphy ( Charles Murphy )

Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor ( Frank O'Connor )

Cop with Judge (uncredited)

George Offerman, Jr.

George Offerman, Jr. ( George Offerman, Jr. )

Western Union Man (uncredited)

David Oliver

David Oliver ( David Oliver )

Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)

George Ovey

George Ovey ( George Ovey )

Circus Attendant (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps ( Lee Phelps )

Sheriff (uncredited)

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June Preston ( June Preston )

Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford ( Ralph Sanford )

Truck Driver (uncredited)

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Harry Stafford ( Harry Stafford )

Party Guest (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton ( Grady Sutton )

Chester Dalrymple (uncredited)

Ferris Taylor

Ferris Taylor ( Ferris Taylor )

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Don Terry

Don Terry ( Don Terry )

Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)

Walter Tetley

Walter Tetley ( Walter Tetley )

Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)

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Edward Thomas ( Edward Thomas )

Bel-Goodie Butler (uncredited)

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Lelah Tyler ( Lelah Tyler )

Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal ( Minerva Urecal )

Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Dale Van Sickel ( Dale Van Sickel )

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Russell Wade

Russell Wade ( Russell Wade )

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Beryl Wallace

Beryl Wallace ( Beryl Wallace )

Girl (uncredited)

Delmar Watson

Delmar Watson ( Delmar Watson )

Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix ( Florence Wix )

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Bill Wolfe ( Bill Wolfe )

Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant (uncredited)

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Edward Woolf ( Edward Woolf )

Thin Man (uncredited)

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Bill Worth ( Bill Worth )

Elwood - World's Largest Midget (uncredited)

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Arthur Yeoman ( Arthur Yeoman )

Barker (uncredited)

Duke York

Duke York ( Duke York )

Minor Role (uncredited)

Ruth Cherrington

Ruth Cherrington ( Ruth Cherrington )

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Hazel Dohlman ( Hazel Dohlman )

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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