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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

It's a Fields-day of fun!

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Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

10 October 1941

Country

United States of America

Cast

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

The Great Man

Gloria Jean

Gloria Jean

His Niece

Leon Errol

Leon Errol

His Rival

Billy Lenhart

Billy Lenhart

His Heckler (as Butch)

Kenneth Brown

Kenneth Brown

His Heckler (as Buddy)

Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Mrs. Hemogloben

Susan Miller

Susan Miller

Ouilotta Hemogloben

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

The Producer

Mona Barrie

Mona Barrie

The Producer's Wife

Charles Lang

Charles Lang

The Young Engineer

Anne Nagel

Anne Nagel

Madame Gorgeous

Nell O'Day

Nell O'Day

The Salesgirl

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

The Soda Jerk

Jody Gilbert

Jody Gilbert

The Waitress

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

The Cleaning Lady

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

The Engineer

Carlotta Monti

Carlotta Monti

Receptionist

Jean Porter

Jean Porter

Passerby (uncredited)

Emil Van Horn

Emil Van Horn

Gargo the Gorilla (uncredited)

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