Fields plays circus manager and allaround flim flam man larson e. Whipsnade runs a seedy circus which is perpetually in debt. Originally started after regretfully renting something forgettable for the third time. Fields threatens the dummy, warning him that if he is not good fields would make wooden. Fields also wrote the story on which the film is based under the name charles bogle. Now everyone can understand why social security is doomed to fail. You cant cheat an honest man is a 1939 american comedy film starring w. Carson cant keep up with rodney dangerfields nonstop oneliners 1974 duration. Fields edgar bergen constance moore 1939 the owner w.
You cant cheat an honest man classic movie trailer youtube. Because of the success of fields and charlie mccarthy on the radio, the folks at universal decided to add edger bergen and his dummies to the movie to give it a bit of punch. Fortunately for you cant cheat and honest man, there is one major difference that sets it apart. Fields and charlie mccarthy bring their legendary radio feud to the screen in the classic comedy you cant cheat an honest man, costarring edgar bergen. You cant cheat an honest man is a 1939 american comedy film directed by george marshall and edward f. You cant cheat an honest man 1939 george marshall, w. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. This movie trailer has been provided purely for educational and entertainment purposes. Fields was so pleased that he cast sutton as claude nesselrode in the man on the flying trapeze 1935, as chester in you cant cheat an honest man 1939, and as og. You cant cheat an honest man 1997 cheapskate circus owner larson e. Fields, edgar bergen, charlie mccarthy, eddie rochester anderson. Whipsnade fields will stop at nothing to arrange a marriage between his daughter.
In you cant cheat an honest man, fields plays the most. That i saw it at all was partly the result of the fact that my mother hated fields thats a plus when youre 11 or. Wc fields and the wooden dummy are just great in this. Fields in the lead, accompanied by the support of ventriloquist edgar bergen and his dummy, charlie mccarthy, along with an assortment of oddball characters, ranging from another dummy named mortimer snerd, to human numskull grady sutton, plus circus attractions of the worlds largest.
You cant cheat an honest man is a virtually plotless array of hilarious verbal and visual gags designed to make the most of the comedians prodigious. All rights, where they exist, are retained by the original. You cant cheat an honest man universal, 1939 directed by george marshall, is a circus movie, and with w. You cant cheat an honest man, lobbycard, left from top. I remembered this movie but had not seen it for years. You cant cheat an honest man classic movie trailer. Fields study guide and get instant access to the following critical essays. Overview of you cant cheat an honest man, 1939, directed by george marshall, with w.
Trailer for the 1939 classic you cant cheat an honest man. Fields silent two flaming youths, you cant cheat an honest man was scripted by fields under the pseudonym charles bogle. James walshs you cant cheat an honest man is the definitive explanation of the ponzi scheme. Film illiterate, wherein the proprietor records movies seen, and sporadic progress through assorted lists of the best. Fields has a habit of skipping out on his bills, with the result that he has an entire posse of sheriffs and. You cant cheat an honest man 1939 video dailymotion. Fields, edgar bergen, charlie mccarthy, at turner classic movies. Fields of a circus plays cupid for his daughter constance moore and his ventriloquist edgar bergen. Fields, edgar bergen, charlie mccarthy, eddie rochester anderson, mortimer snerd, constance moore, john. Grand gathering and military parade mark chinas 70th national day ruptly 1,590 watching live now. Review you cant cheat an honest man by james walsh.
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