
Only Saps Work
Comedy · Crime
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.
Top Cast


Leon Errol
Leon Errol
James Wilson
Leon Errol
James Wilson


Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
Larry Payne
Richard Arlen
Larry Payne


Mary Brian
Mary Brian
Barbara Tanner
Mary Brian
Barbara Tanner


Stuart Erwin
Stuart Erwin
Oscar
Stuart Erwin
Oscar


Anderson Lawler
Anderson Lawler
Horace Baldwin
Anderson Lawler
Horace Baldwin


Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
Simeon Tanner
Charley Grapewin
Simeon Tanner


Clarence Burton
Clarence Burton
Sergeant Burns (uncredited)
Clarence Burton
Sergeant Burns (uncredited)


Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)


George Chandler
George Chandler
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
George Chandler
Elevator Operator (uncredited)


G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins
Rafferty (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
Rafferty (uncredited)
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