You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

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.

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W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
as Larson E. Whipsnade
Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen
as The Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Cheerful
Constance Moore
Constance Moore
as Victoria Whipsnade
John Arledge
John Arledge
as Phineas Whipsnade
James Bush
James Bush
as Roger Bel-Goodie
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
as Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
Mary Forbes
Mary Forbes
as Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy
as Corbett
Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl
as Burr
Princess Baba
Princess Baba
as Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie McCarthy
as Charlie (ventriloquist dummy)
Mortimer Snerd
Mortimer Snerd
as Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy)
Blacaman
Blacaman
as Blacaman - The Lion Tamer (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams
as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Dorothy Arnold
Dorothy Arnold
as 1st Debutante (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Jailer (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Lulu Mae Bohrman
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Ralph Brooks
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
as Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dora Clement
Dora Clement
as Woman (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford
Jack Rube Clifford
as Riding Master (uncredited)
Richard Clucas
Richard Clucas
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman
as Robinson - Bel-Goodie's Butler (uncredited)
Evelyn Del Rio
Evelyn Del Rio
as Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
Drew Demorest
as Barker (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
Dick Dickinson
as Contortionist (uncredited)
Jan Duggan
Jan Duggan
as Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
as Cop (uncredited)
Billy Engle
Billy Engle
as Circus Attendant
Jack Gardner
Jack Gardner
as Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Grace Goodall
Grace Goodall
as Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jennifer Gray
Jennifer Gray
as 3rd Debutante (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Bobby Hale
as Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Ted Hardy
Ted Hardy
as Russian Circus Performer (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson
Leyland Hodgson
as Butler (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
as Mayor (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Lloyd Ingraham
as Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks
as Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)
Si Jenks
Si Jenks
as Hillbilly (uncredited)
Tiny Jones
Tiny Jones
as Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Jack Kenney
as Barker (uncredited)
Joe King
Joe King
as Policeman (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff
Ivan Lebedeff
as Ronnie (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
as Blonde at Party (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas
Jimmie Lucas
as Barker (uncredited)
Kathryn Marlowe
Kathryn Marlowe
as 2nd Debutante (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Melton
Frank Melton
as First Yokel (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
Edmund Mortimer
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
James C. Morton
James C. Morton
as Judge (uncredited)
Ray Moyer
Ray Moyer
as Fire Eater (uncredited)
Byron Munson
Byron Munson
as Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Charles Murphy
Charles Murphy
as Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
as Cop with Judge (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
George Offerman, Jr.
as Western Union Man (uncredited)
David Oliver
David Oliver
as Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)
George Ovey
George Ovey
as Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Sheriff (uncredited)
June Preston
June Preston
as Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Harry Stafford
Harry Stafford
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
Grady Sutton
as Chester Dalrymple (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor
Ferris Taylor
as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Don Terry
Don Terry
as Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Walter Tetley
Walter Tetley
as Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)
Edward Thomas
Edward Thomas
as Bel-Goodie Butler (uncredited)
Lelah Tyler
Lelah Tyler
as Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Dale Van Sickel
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Russell Wade
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Beryl Wallace
Beryl Wallace
as Girl (uncredited)
Delmar Watson
Delmar Watson
as Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Florence Wix
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe
Bill Wolfe
as Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant (uncredited)
Edward Woolf
Edward Woolf
as Thin Man (uncredited)
Bill Worth
Bill Worth
as Elwood - World's Largest Midget (uncredited)
Arthur Yeoman
Arthur Yeoman
as Barker (uncredited)
Duke York
Duke York
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Ruth Cherrington
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman
Hazel Dohlman
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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