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About
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.
Theatrical
Feb 17, 1939
Theaters
1
Directors
Writers
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Full credits →W
W.C. Fields
Larson E. Whipsnade
E
Edgar Bergen
The Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
E
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Cheerful
C
Constance Moore
Victoria Whipsnade
J
John Arledge
Phineas Whipsnade
J
James Bush
Roger Bel-Goodie
T
Thurston Hall
Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
M
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Bel-Goodie
E
Edward Brophy
Corbett
A
Arthur Hohl
Burr
M
Mortimer Snerd
Mortimer (ventriloquist dummy)
E
Ernie Adams
Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
D
Dorothy Arnold
1st Debutante (uncredited)
I
Irving Bacon
Jailer (uncredited)
L
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
R
Ralph Brooks
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
E
Eddy Chandler
Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)
D
Dora Clement
Woman (uncredited)
J
Jack Rube Clifford
Riding Master (uncredited)
R
Richard Clucas
Little Boy (uncredited)
