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.
| Title | Only Saps Work |
|---|---|
| Year | 1930 |
| Genre | Comedy, Crime |
| Country | United States of America |
| Studio | Paramount Pictures, Paramount Publix Corp. |
| Cast | Leon Errol, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, Stuart Erwin, Anderson Lawler, Charley Grapewin |
| Crew | Percy Heath (Screenplay), Earl S. Hayman (Sound), Sam Mintz (Screenplay), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Screenplay), Cyril Gardner (Director), Edwin H. Knopf (Director) |
| Keyword | robbery, detective, con man, stolen money, hypochondriac, crook, attraction, bank robbery, comedy routine, pre-code, landlady, meet cute, bellboy, rich snob, kleptomaniac, simpleton, former athlete, health and wellness resort, comedy, cheerful, pantry boy, social error |
| Release | Dec 05, 1930 |
| Runtime | 77 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 5.50 / 10 by 2 users |
| Popularity | 1 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | English |
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