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starring: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy (II), Constance Moore, John Arledge directed by: Edward F. Cline, George Marshall See Larger Image Used Price: $3.99 Collectible Price: $24.88 Third Party New Price: $5.35 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780783228358 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC ISBN: 078322835X Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Release Date: October 13, 1998 Running Time: 76 minutes Sales Rank: 18150 Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: February 18, 1939 Related Items: My Little Chickadee The Bank Dick It's a Gift You're Telling Me (1934) Six of a Kind see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - A tartuffle, eh? What kind of a tarfuffle? If Fields were alive and could rate this film, he would probably give it one star. He was very unhappy at the final result, in which most of his main story ideas were thrown out, he went through three directors although one extra stayed on and worked only with Edgar Bergen. I'm sure most people who made this movie would be astounded that anyone would still be watching these movies seventy years later. In those days, it was strictly the business of selling the tickets and popcorn and ... Read More Rating: - Barely mediocre Fields comedy "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man" was a disappointing effort due to the fact that rather than featuring W.C. Fields director George Marshall chose to allow Edgar Bergen and protege Charlie McCarthy to hog the screen. I was under the impression that ventriloquists were not supposed to move their lips. This was a condition that was lost on Bergen. I'm at a loss as to understand what the captivation was with his tired act. Fields playing perpetually indebted traveling circus owner Larson ... Read More Rating: - Old Time Radio stars brought to the screen! I've been a long time Edgar Bergen fan, and was delighted with his performance in this comical movie, "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man". I had never seen W.C. Fields on the screen before, and was also pleasantly surprised by his outragous antics (his hat bit is wonderful). For anyone looking for a good laugh, or a movie for the whole family (litterally-Grandpa & Grandma will remember them, and the children will be introduced to them), this is a great movie to buy or rent. Rating: - A True Classic, Honest This is a truly classic comedy featuring W.C. Fields and Edgar Bergen. Fields plays circus proprietor Larson Whipsnade. His circus is not a blazing success, and Whipsnade and company are on the run from the law and on the lam from creditors. Despite all, Whipsnade has managed to keep his son and daughter in college. As the story begins, Whipsnade's son is urging his sister to marry a fellow student who is wooing her. The suitor is from a wealthy family and Whipsnade Jr. sees the marriage as a way to ... Read More Rating: - Cinematic Hodgepodge W.C. Fields' "You Can't Cheat An Honest Man" (1939) is a rather schizophrenic affair. As Larson E. Whipsnade, Fields remains his old inimitable self - whether playing high-society ping pong or getting hosed by a circus elephant. However, when he is off-screen for long stretches, the film becomes an Edgar Bergen-Charlie McCarthy vehicle and drags terribly. Though the Fields-McCarthy radio "feuds" have become classics, they do not translate as well in cinematic form. With the exception of a brief reunion ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Classics - Genres - VHS - Video - General By Year - Comedy - Genres - VHS - Video - 1930-1939 Classic Comedies - Comedy - Genres - VHS - Video - Farce Classic Comedies - Comedy - Genres - VHS - Video - General AAS Comedy - Genres - VHS - Video - Slapstick