Only Saps Work
5.5
77 minutes
12/5/1930
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.
Cast List
Leon Errol
as James Wilson
Richard Arlen
as Larry Payne
Mary Brian
as Barbara Tanner
Stuart Erwin
as Oscar
Anderson Lawler
as Horace Baldwin
Charley Grapewin
as Simeon Tanner
Clarence Burton
as Sergeant Burns (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
as Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
George Chandler
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
as Rafferty (uncredited)
Clifford Dempsey
as Detective Smith (uncredited)
Charles Giblyn
as Dr. Jasper (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
as Waiter (uncredited)
George Irving
as Dr. White (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
as Murphy (uncredited)
Jack Richardson
as Chef (uncredited)