Only Saps Work (1930)
1h 17m
Running Time
December 5, 1930Release Date
Only Saps Work (1930)
1h 17m
Running Time
December 5, 1930Release Date
Network & Production Companies
![Paramount](https://images.moviefit.me/pc/s/7-paramount.webp)
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
![Leon Errol](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6085-leon-errol.webp)
Leon Errol
James Wilson
![Richard Arlen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22430-richard-arlen.webp)
Richard Arlen
Larry Payne
![Mary Brian](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25713-mary-brian.webp)
Mary Brian
Barbara Tanner
![Stuart Erwin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27662-stuart-erwin.webp)
Stuart Erwin
Oscar
![Anderson Lawler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28316-anderson-lawler.webp)
Anderson Lawler
Horace Baldwin
![Charley Grapewin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24343-charley-grapewin.webp)
Charley Grapewin
Simeon Tanner
![Clarence Burton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22403-clarence-burton.webp)
Clarence Burton
Sergeant Burns (uncredited)
![Nora Cecil](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4585-nora-cecil.webp)
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
![George Chandler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17934-george-chandler.webp)
George Chandler
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
![G. Pat Collins](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26654-g-pat-collins.webp)
G. Pat Collins
Rafferty (uncredited)
![Clifford Dempsey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/207724-clifford-dempsey.webp)
Clifford Dempsey
Detective Smith (uncredited)
![Charles Giblyn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/432732-charles-giblyn.webp)
Charles Giblyn
Dr. Jasper (uncredited)
![Charlie Hall](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/44456-charlie-hall.webp)
Charlie Hall
Waiter (uncredited)
![George Irving](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/9023-george-irving.webp)
George Irving
Dr. White (uncredited)
![Fred Kelsey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26364-fred-kelsey.webp)
Fred Kelsey
Murphy (uncredited)
![Jack Richardson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40062-jack-richardson.webp)
Jack Richardson
Chef (uncredited)
![Percy Heath](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Percy Heath
Screenplay / Adaptation
![Earl S. Hayman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Earl S. Hayman
Sound / Sound Engineer
![Sam Mintz](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sam Mintz
Screenplay / Adaptation
![Joseph L. Mankiewicz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/37597-joseph-l-mankiewicz.webp)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenplay / Adaptation
![Cyril Gardner](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Cyril Gardner
Director
![Edwin H. Knopf](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/205960-edwin-h-knopf.webp)
Edwin H. Knopf
Director
![Rex Wimpy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rex Wimpy
Director of Photography
![Edward Dmytryk](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25464-edward-dmytryk.webp)
Edward Dmytryk
Editor
![Owen Davis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/174302-owen-davis.webp)
Owen Davis
Theatre Play
![Ballard MacDonald](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ballard MacDonald
Songs
![Dave Dreyer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Dave Dreyer
Songs
![Leo Reisman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Leo Reisman
Music Director
![Adolph Zukor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/155631-adolph-zukor.webp)
Adolph Zukor
Presenter
Media.
![Only Saps Work](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/280530-only-saps-work.webp)
![Only Saps Work](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/1/280530-only-saps-work.webp)
Details.
This Movie Is About.
robbery
con man
detective
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
Wiki.
Only Saps Work is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Cyril Gardner and Edwin H. Knopf and written by Owen Davis, Percy Heath, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Sam Mintz. The film stars Leon Errol, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, Stuart Erwin, Anderson Lawler, Charley Grapewin and George Irving. The film was released on December 6, 1930, by Paramount Pictures.
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