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Only Saps Work (1930)

Only Saps Work

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1h 17m

Comedy, Crime, Musicals, Mystery, Romance

January 24th, 1931

5.7/10

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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.

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Cast

Leon Errol
James Wilson
Richard Arlen
Lawrence Payne
Mary Brian
Barbara Tanner
Stuart Erwin
Oscar
Anderson Lawler
Horace Baldwin
Charley Grapewin
Simeon Tanner
George Irving
Dr. White
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Partridge
Charles Giblyn
Dr. Jasper
Fred Kelsey
Murphy
Full cast & crew

Directors

Cyril Gardner
Edwin H. Knopf
Full cast & crew

Writers

Owen Davis
play
Percy Heath
(screenplay) and
Sam Mintz
(screenplay) and
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Give Your Funny-Bone a Jiggle!
4 Stars in a All-Star Picture!
Paramount's All-Fun Comedy Hit!
All Taglines

Keywords

based on play
cigar smoking
singer
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

January 24th, 1931 (Australia)
July 24th, 1931 (Ireland)
December 6th, 1930 (United States of America)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Only Saps Work (original title)
Social Errors (Australia)
Solo gli scemi lavorano (Italy)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

77 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.20 : 1

Production Companies

Paramount
Paramount Pictures (Afghanistan)

Distribution Companies

Paramount Film Service (Australia)
Paramount Film Service (Canada)
Paramount British Pictures (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
All Distribution Companies

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