Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
It's a Fields-day of fun!
1941 · 1h 11m · PASSED
Comedy
Directed by
Edward F. Cline
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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Overview
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 film about a man who wants to sell a film story to Esoteric Studios. On the way he gets insulted by little boys, beaten up for ogling a woman, and abused by a waitress. W. C. Fields' last starring role in a feature-length film.
Director and cast
- Edward F. Cline Director
- W.C. Fields as The Great Man
- Gloria Jean as His Niece
- Leon Errol as His Rival
- Billy Lenhart as His Heckler (as Butch)
- Kenneth Brown as His Heckler (as Buddy)
- Margaret Dumont as Mrs. Hemogloben
- Susan Miller as Ouilotta Hemogloben
- Franklin Pangborn as The Producer
- Mona Barrie as The Producer's Wife
- Charles Lang as The Young Engineer
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