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1941 • 1h 11min • Approved • Comedy

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

"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.

IMDb 7.0

RT 100%

Director

Edward F. Cline

Writers

Prescott Chaplin

John T. Neville

W.C. Fields

Composer

Frank Skinner

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W.C. Fields

The Great Man

Gloria Jean

His Niece

Leon Errol

His Rival

Billy Lenhart

His Heckler (as Butch)

Kenneth Brown

His Heckler (as Buddy)

Margaret Dumont

Mrs. Hemogloben

Susan Miller

Ouilotta Hemogloben

Franklin Pangborn

The Producer

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Gloria Jean His Niece

Leon Errol His Rival

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Margaret Dumont Mrs. Hemogloben

Susan Miller Ouilotta Hemogloben

Franklin Pangborn The Producer

Mona Barrie The Producer's Wife

Charles Lang The Young Engineer

Anne Nagel Madame Gorgeous

Nell O'Day The Salesgirl

Irving Bacon The Soda Jerk

Jody Gilbert The Waitress

Minerva Urecal The Cleaning Lady

Emmett Vogan The Engineer

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