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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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man was released in 1939 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 5 reviews, giving You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 76%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed You Can't Cheat an Honest Man a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 71%, You Can't Cheat an Honest Man is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1939, which stands at 61%.
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