Only Saps Work (1930)

You Just Know It's Funny!

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.

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Stars: Leon Errol, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, Stuart Erwin, Anderson Lawler

Release Date: 1930-12-05

Country: United States of America

Ratings: 5.5 / 10 (2 votes)

Runtime: 77 mins