You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man

Year: 1939

Runtime: 76 mins

Language: English

Directors: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline

Comedy

Fields portrays Larsen E. Whipsnade, the scheming owner of a traveling carnival perpetually evading the authorities. Facing foreclosure, Whipsnade neglects to pay his troupe, including Bergen and the unscrupulous McCarthy. The performers press him for their wages, while McCarthy resorts to outright theft.

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