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Which comedian starred in George Marshallâs You Canât Cheat an Honest Man?
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The comedian who starred in George Marshallâs 1939 film You Canât Cheat an Honest Man was W.C. Fields. The film also featured the ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, capitalizing on the popularity of the radio feuds between Fields and Bergenâs dummy, Charlie McCarthy.12