

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
AT LAST YOU CAN SEE THESE FAMOUS FEUDSTERS CLASH ON THE SCREEN!
Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

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)
Director & Crew
Edward F. Cline
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 based on 21 votes.
Who directed You Can't Cheat an Honest Man?
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man was directed by Edward F. Cline and released in 1939.
How long is You Can't Cheat an Honest Man?
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man has a runtime of 1 hours and 16 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1939-02-17
- Status
- Released





