23 Sep 2005
A History of Violence
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Leon Errol James Wilson
Richard Arlen Larry Payne
Mary Brian Barbara Tanner
Stuart Erwin Oscar
Anderson Lawler Horace Baldwin
Charley Grapewin Simeon Tanner
Clarence Burton Sergeant Burns (uncredited)
Nora Cecil Mrs. Partridge (uncredited)
George Chandler Elevator Operator (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins Rafferty (uncredited)
Clifford Dempsey Detective Smith (uncredited)
Charlie Hall Waiter (uncredited)
George Irving Dr. White (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey Murphy (uncredited)
Jack Richardson Chef (uncredited)
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