Only Saps Work
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.
- Genre: Comedy, Crime
- Studio: Paramount Pictures, Paramount Publix Corp.
- Keyword: robbery, detective, con man, stolen money, hypochondriac, crook, attraction, bank robbery, comedy routine, pre-code, landlady, meet cute, rich snob, simpleton, former athlete, health and wellness resort, comedy, cheerful, pantry boy, social error
- Cast: Leon Errol, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, Stuart Erwin, Anderson Lawler, Charley Grapewin
