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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.
W.C. Fields stars as a filmmaker who sells a surreal script that comes to life as he pitches it. The film is a satire of the movie industry and features Gloria Jean, Leon Errol, and Margaret Dumont.
- (2.6K)
- Comedy, Musical
- Edward F. Cline
- 1941-10-10
This phrase is often attributed to W.C.Fields, a comic actor and ruthless businessman. It means to treat someone unfairly or take advantage of them, and it is used for comic effect.
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. 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 read ...
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- W.C. Fields
- Edward F. Cline
Dec 25, 2014 · Never Give A Sucker An Even Break, W.C. Fields (1941) - Free Movie - Chicago Comedy Film Festival. Flowfeel Arts. 10.9K subscribers. Subscribed. 2.4K. 156K views 9 years ago...
- 71 min
- 158.4K
- Flowfeel Arts
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.
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.
