Only Saps Work
You Just Know It's Funny!
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.
Directed by Cyril Gardner · Written by Percy Heath
Cast
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Leon Errol James Wilson -
Richard Arlen Larry Payne -
Mary Brian Barbara Tanner -
Stuart Erwin Oscar -
Anderson Lawler Horace Baldwin -
Charley Grapewin Simeon Tanner -
Clarence Burton Sergeant Burns (uncredited) -
Nora Cecil Mrs. Partridge (uncredited) -
George Chandler Elevator Operator (uncredited) -
G. Pat Collins Rafferty (uncredited) -
Clifford Dempsey Detective Smith (uncredited) -
Charles Giblyn Dr. Jasper (uncredited)
Make it a double feature
2h 38m together
Only Saps Work
The Doomed Battalion
Both from Cyril Gardner.
