Quick facts
- Released
- February 17, 1939
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Rating
- NR
- IMDb
- tt0032152
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Cast
W.C. Fields
Larson E. Whipsnade
Edgar Bergen
The Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Cheerful
Constance Moore
Victoria Whipsnade
John Arledge
Phineas Whipsnade
James Bush
Roger Bel-Goodie
Thurston Hall
Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Edward Brophy
Corbett
Arthur Hohl
Burr
Princess Baba
Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)
Mortimer Snerd
Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy)
Blacaman
Blacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Dorothy Arnold
1st Debutante (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Jailer (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is You Can't Cheat an Honest Man about?
- 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.
- Who directed You Can't Cheat an Honest Man?
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man was directed by George Marshall, Edward F. Cline.
- Who stars in You Can't Cheat an Honest Man?
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man stars W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Constance Moore.
- When was You Can't Cheat an Honest Man released?
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man is a 1939 comedy film.
- Where can I watch You Can't Cheat an Honest Man?
- You can watch You Can't Cheat an Honest Man with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.