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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring W. C. Fields, Gloria Jean, and Leon Errol. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym Otis Criblecoblis. Fields plays himself, promoting an extravagant screenplay he has written. As he describes the script to a skeptical ...
A filmmaker pitches a surreal script to a studio executive, featuring W.C. Fields as a cigar-smoking, falling-from-an-airplane hero. The film is a satire of Hollywood and a showcase of Fields' zany humor and off-the-wall style.
- (2.7K)
- Comedy, Musical
- Edward F. Cline
- 1941-10-10
Learn the meaning and origin of the phrase 'Never give a sucker an even break', attributed to W.C.Fields or Edward Francis Albee. Find out how it is used for comic effect and in business contexts.
A comedy film starring W.C. Fields as a filmmaker who falls out of an airplane and lands in a strange mansion. The film is based on a script he and his niece are trying to sell to a producer.
- (14)
- W.C. Fields
- Edward F. Cline
- Comedy
Dec 25, 2014 · Never Give A Sucker An Even Break, W.C. Fields (1941) - Free Movie - Chicago Comedy Film Festival. Flowfeel Arts. 10.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 2.4K. 159K views 9 years ago...
- 71 min
- 160.2K
- Flowfeel Arts
Mar 27, 2017 · W.C. Fields - Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. philip loyd. 802 subscribers. Subscribed. 1.7K. 176K views 7 years ago.
- 71 min
- 181.7K
- philip loyd
A classic film of W.C. Fields' off-beat humor, double-takes, and priceless lines. He plays himself as a scriptwriter who sells his absurd and bizarre script to a producer, involving a trip to Mexico to sell wooden nutmegs.
