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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.

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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man Cast

Name Character
Arthur Hohl He was 49, 74 years old when he died as Burr
Ray Moyer He was 40, 87 years old when he died as Fire Eater
Joe King He was 41, 29 years old when he died as Policeman
Edmund Mortimer He was 64, 69 years old when he died as Wedding Guest
Ernie Adams He was 53, 62 years old when he died as Eddie - Circus Attendant
Edward Brophy He was 43, 65 years old when he died as Corbett
Dorothy Arnold She was 21, 66 years old when she died as 1st Debutante
Ralph Brooks He was 34, 86 years old when he died as Wedding Guest
Lelah Tyler as Society Woman / Wedding Guest
Otto Hoffman was 59, 65 years old when died as Mayor
Kathryn Marlowe She was 24, 95 years old when she died as 2nd Debutante
Blacaman as Blacaman - The Lion Tamer
Minerva Urecal She was 44, 71 years old when she died as Screaming Spinster at Circus
Si Jenks He was 62, 93 years old when he died as Hillbilly
Dora Clement She was 47, now 132 years old as Woman
Jack Gardner He was 28, 66 years old when he died as Ticket Seller
Leyland Hodgson He was 46, 56 years old when he died as Butler
Dale Van Sickel He was 31, 69 years old when he died as Wedding Guest
Lee Phelps He was 45, 59 years old when he died as Sheriff
Charles Coleman He was 53, 65 years old when he died as Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler
Bobby Hale He was 52, 91 years old when he died as Circus Attendant
Lulu Mae Bohrman as Wedding Guest
Princess Baba as Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
Harold Miller He was 44, 78 years old when he died as Party Guest
Frank Jenks He was 36, 59 years old when he died as Jerry - Assistant
Bill Wolfe as Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant
Mary Forbes She was 56, 91 years old when she died as Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Edgar Bergen He was 36, 75 years old when he died as The Great Edgar
Frank O'Connor He was 57, 84 years old when he died as Cop with Judge
James C. Morton He was 54, 58 years old when he died as Judge
W.C. Fields He was 59, 66 years old when he died as Larson E. Whipsnade
Eddy Chandler He was 44, 54 years old when he died as Highway Patrol Officer
Delmar Watson He was 12, 82 years old when he died as Boy with Slingshot
Eddie Dunn He was 23, 64 years old when he died as Cop
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson He was 33, 71 years old when he died as Cheerful
Lloyd Ingraham He was 64, 81 years old when he died as Mayor / Wedding Guest
Eric Mayne He was 73, 81 years old when he died as Wedding Guest
Mortimer Snerd as By Himself
Grady Sutton He was 32, 89 years old when he died as Chester Dalrymple
Ralph Sanford He was 39, 64 years old when he died as Truck Driver
Jack Clifford He was 53, 36 years old when he died as Riding Master
James Bush He was 31, 79 years old when he died as Roger Bel-Goodie
Jan Duggan He was 57, 95 years old when he died as Mrs. Sludge
Constance Moore She was 19, 85 years old when she died as Victoria Whipsnade
June Preston She was 11, now 96 years old as Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing
Ivan Lebedeff He was 43, 57 years old when he died as Ronnie
Grace Goodall She was 49, 51 years old when she died as Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest
Duke York He was 30, 43 years old when he died as Minor Role
John Arledge He was 32, 41 years old when he died as Phineas Whipsnade
George Offerman, Jr. He was 21, 45 years old when he died as Western Union Man
Charles Murphy He was 71, 63 years old when he died as Lon - Roustabout
Russell Wade He was 21, 89 years old when he died as Wedding Guest
Jack Kenney He was 36, 58 years old when he died as Barker
Don Terry He was 36, 86 years old when he died as Ping-Pong Player
Frank Melton He was 10, 60 years old when he died as First Yokel
Ferris Taylor He was 50, 72 years old when he died as Deputy Sheriff
Evelyn Del Rio as Little Girl Who Cries
Beryl Wallace She was 30, 39 years old when she died as Girl
Thurston Hall He was 56, 75 years old when he died as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Irving Bacon He was 45, 71 years old when he died as Jailer
David Oliver He was 43, now 42 years old as Man Cheated at Window
Dick Dickinson He was 43, 60 years old when he died as Contortionist
Billy Engle He was 49, 77 years old when he died as Circus Attendant
Sam Harris (Australian actor) was 62, 92 years old when died as Wedding Guest

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man Crew

Name Department
Milton Krasner as Director of Photography. He was 35 (84) years old when He died Camera
Everett Freeman as Screenplay. He was 28 (80) years old when He died Writing
Richard Mack as Screenplay. He was 12 (now 72) years old Writing
George Marion, Jr. as Screenplay. George Marion, Jr. was 39 (68) years old when George Marion, Jr. died Writing
Otto Ludwig as Editor. He was 126 (169) years old when He died Editing
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (85 years)

  • Release day: Friday, February 17, 1939
  • Runtime: 76 minutes