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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939 · 76 min · EN · NR · 7.0 (23 votes)
Dir. Edward F. Cline, George Marshall · Starring W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Constance Moore, John Arledge, James Bush

“AT LAST YOU CAN SEE THESE FAMOUS FEUDSTERS CLASH ON THE SCREEN!”

Comedy

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.

VIBE

Step right up for a delightful dose of old-school chaos! This film feels like a rollicking, good-natured con, full of charming rogues and quick-witted schemes. It's a lighthearted, propulsive ride through a world where the rules are made to be bent, and a laugh is always just around the corner.

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