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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.
- (2.6K)
- Comedy, Musical
- Edward F. Cline
- 1941-10-10
What's the origin of the phrase 'Never give a sucker an even break'? Fields never did… This line is generally associated with W.C.Fields, who made a film of this name in 1943 and said it as an ad-lib in a stage production of the musical Poppy in 1923.
A comedy film starring W.C. Fields as a struggling actor who gets involved in various schemes and schemes. See the full list of cast and crew members, including writers, directors, producers, and more.
They fall out of the plane and land in the mansion of a strange woman, Mrs. Hemogloben (Margaret Dumont) and her equally strange daughter, Ouilotta (Susan Miller). Battling his rival (Leon Errol ...
- (14)
- W.C. Fields
- Edward F. Cline
- Comedy
Never Give A Sucker An Even Break, W.C. Fields (1941) - Free Movie - Chicago Comedy Film Festival. Flowfeel Arts. 10.8K subscribers. 2.4K. 159K views 9 years ago #ClassicComedy...
- 71 min
- 159.7K
- Flowfeel Arts
Filmmaker Bill Fields (W.C. Fields) and his lovely niece, Gloria (Gloria Jean), are determined to sell a script to a producer (Franklin Pangborn). As they re...
- 70 min
- 869
- Public Domain Cinema
