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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

George Marshall
Edward F. Cline ... (uncredited)

Writing Credits  

George Marion Jr. ... (screen play) &
Richard Mack ... (screen play) &
Everett Freeman ... (screen play)
 
W.C. Fields ... (story) (as Charles Bogle)
 
Henry Johnson ... (contributor to screen play construction and special sequences) (uncredited)
Lew Lipton ... (contributor to screen play construction and special sequences) (uncredited)
Manuel Seff ... (contributor to screen play construction) (uncredited)
James Seymour ... (contributor to screen play construction) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

W.C. Fields ... Larson E. Whipsnade
Edgar Bergen ... The Great Edgar
Charlie McCarthy ... Charlie
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ... Rochester (as Eddie Anderson)
Mortimer Snerd ... Mortimer
Constance Moore ... Victoria Whipsnade
John Arledge ... Phineas Whipsnade
James Bush ... Roger Bel-Goodie
Thurston Hall ... Mr. Bel-Goodie
Mary Forbes ... Mrs. Bel-Goodie
Edward Brophy ... Corbett
Arthur Hohl ... Burr
Princess Baba ... Princess Baba
Blacaman Blacaman ... Blacaman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Adams ... Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Dorothy Arnold ... 1st Debutante (uncredited)
Irving Bacon ... Jailer (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley Arthur Berkeley ... Circus Attendant (uncredited)
William A. Boardway ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman Lulu Mae Bohrman ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks Ralph Brooks ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler ... Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Dora Clement ... Woman (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford ... Riding Master (uncredited)
Richard Clucas Richard Clucas ... Little Boy (uncredited)
Charles Coleman ... Robinson (uncredited)
Oliver Cross Oliver Cross ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Evelyn Del Rio Evelyn Del Rio ... Little Girl Who Cries (uncredited)
Drew Demorest ... Barker (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson Dick Dickinson ... Contortionist (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman Hazel Dohlman ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jan Duggan ... Mrs. Sludge (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn ... Cop (uncredited)
Billy Engle ... Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Jack Gardner Jack Gardner ... Ticket Seller (uncredited)
George Golden George Golden ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Grace Goodall ... Screaming Spinster / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jennifer Gray Jennifer Gray ... 3rd Debutante (uncredited)
Bobbie Hale Bobbie Hale ... Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Ted Hardy Ted Hardy ... Russian Circus Performer (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson ... Butler (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman ... Mayor (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham ... Mayor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Jenks ... Jerry - Assistant (uncredited)
Si Jenks ... Hillbilly (uncredited)
Tiny Jones ... Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Kenney ... Barker (uncredited)
Joe King ... Policeman (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff ... Ronnie (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold ... Blonde at Party (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas Jimmie Lucas ... Barker (uncredited)
Kathryn Marlowe Kathryn Marlowe ... 2nd Debutante (uncredited)
Eric Mayne ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Frank Melton ... First Yokel (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
James C. Morton ... Judge (uncredited)
Ray Moyer Ray Moyer ... Fire Eater (uncredited)
Byron Munson ... Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Charles Murphy Charles Murphy ... Lon - Roustabout (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Cop with Judge (uncredited)
George Offerman Jr. ... Western Union Man (uncredited)
David Oliver ... Man Cheated at Window (uncredited)
George Ovey ... Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Lee Phelps Lee Phelps ... Sheriff (uncredited)
June Preston June Preston ... Little Blond Girl Singing and Dancing (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford ... Truck Driver (uncredited)
Harry Stafford Harry Stafford ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli Count Stefenelli ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Grady Sutton ... Chester Dalrymple (uncredited)
Ferris Taylor ... Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Don Terry ... Ping-Pong Player (uncredited)
Walter Tetley Walter Tetley ... Boy with Candy Cane (uncredited)
Edward Thomas ... Bel-Goodie Butler (uncredited)
Lelah Tyler Lelah Tyler ... Society Woman / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal ... Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Russell Wade ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Beryl Wallace ... Girl (uncredited)
Delmar Watson ... Boy with Slingshot (uncredited)
Florence Wix ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe Bill Wolfe ... Ticket Buyer / Brentwood - World's Smallest Giant (uncredited)
Edward Woolf Edward Woolf ... Thin Man (uncredited)
Bill Worth Bill Worth ... Elwood - World's Largest Midget (uncredited)
Arthur Yeoman Arthur Yeoman ... Barker (uncredited)
Duke York ... Minor Role (uncredited)

Produced by 

Lester Cowan ... producer

Music by 

Frank Skinner ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Milton R. Krasner ... director of photography (as Milton Krasner)

Editing by 

Otto Ludwig ... film editor

Art Direction by 

Jack Otterson

Set Decoration by 

Russell A. Gausman ... (as R.A. Gausman) (set decorations)

Costume Design by 

Vera West ... (gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Vernon Keays ... assistant director
Edward F. Cline ... second unit director (uncredited)
Vernon Keays ... second unit director (uncredited)
Edward Sedgwick ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Charles H. Clarke ... associate art director

Sound Department 

Bernard B. Brown ... sound supervisor
Robert Pritchard ... technician

Music Department 

Charles Previn ... musical director
Sam Perry ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Paul Van Loan ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

David Lipton ... unit publicist (uncredited)
Cliff Work ... production assistant (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

See also

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