Larson E. Whipsnade — You Can't Cheat an Honest Man Character Profile

About Larson E. Whipsnade

Circus proprietor struggling with foreclosure and unpaid performers. Hates Edgar Bergen, orchestrates a balloon escape to stop his romance with his daughter, and frequently disguises himself to perform in place of sick cast members.

Larson E. Whipsnade — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

W.C. Fields

Appears in

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

• The Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd (Edgar Bergen)
• Cheerful (Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson)
• Roger Bel-Goodie (James Bush)
• Phineas Whipsnade (John Arledge)
• Victoria Whipsnade (Constance Moore)
• Mrs. Bel-Goodie (Mary Forbes)
• Burr (Arthur Hohl)
• Princess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant (Princess Baba)
• Corbett (Edward Brophy)
• Mr. Archibald Bel-Goodie (Thurston Hall)
• Woman (uncredited) (Dora Clement)
• Charlie (ventriloquist dummy) (Charlie McCarthy)