IMDb
6.9 /10
2k votes


Comedy · 1939 · 1h 16min
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
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Universal PicturesYou Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) Original Trailer [HD]
IMDb
6.9 /10
2k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
7.0 /10
21 votes
Letterboxd
6.6 /10
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Weighted average
6.8/10
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