You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939
Approved
1h 19m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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Charlie McCarthy in You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuant bill collectors and sheriffs and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.

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The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win total

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Did you know

Trivia
W.C. Fields turned down the role of the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz (1939) to make this film.

Goofs
Miss Sludge's cigarette changes length from scene to scene. It's also full length and unlit when she hits W.C. Fields with it.

Quotes
Whipsnade: You kids are disgusting! Staggering around here all day, reeking of popcorn and lollipops.

Crazy credits
Opening credits are shown on canvas screens, on loops and ropes, to mimic the circus tent being raised when the circus comes to town. We see the first screen get hauled up with ropes, and there are dummies showing the stars of the show.