Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Oct 10, 1941

1h 11m

★ 6.9

It's a Fields-day of fun!

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

The Great Man

W.C. Fields

His Niece

Gloria Jean

His Rival

Leon Errol

His Heckler (as Butch)

Billy Lenhart

His Heckler (as Buddy)

Kenneth Brown

Mrs. Hemogloben

Margaret Dumont

Ouilotta Hemogloben

Susan Miller

The Producer

Franklin Pangborn

The Producer's Wife

Mona Barrie

The Young Engineer

Charles Lang

Madame Gorgeous

Anne Nagel

The Salesgirl

Nell O'Day

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