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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

19416.9 / 1071 min
Comedy

Overview

It's a Fields-day of fun!

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.

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)

Crew

Edward F. Cline

Edward F. Cline

Director

Prescott Chaplin

Prescott Chaplin

Screenplay

John T. Neville

John T. Neville

Screenplay

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Story

Russell A. Gausman

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Vera West

Vera West

Costume Design

Charles Van Enger

Charles Van Enger

Director of Photography

Jack Otterson

Jack Otterson

Art Direction

Arthur Hilton

Arthur Hilton

Editor

Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner

Original Music Composer

Charles Carroll

Charles Carroll

Sound