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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

67.5 %|Oct 10, 1941|Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Prescott Chaplin
Screenplay
Edward F. Cline
Director
John T. Neville
Screenplay
W.C. Fields
Story
Charles Van Enger
Director of Photography
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Arthur Hilton
Editor
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration

Cast

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W.C. Fields
The Great Man
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Gloria Jean
His Niece
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Leon Errol
His Rival
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Billy Lenhart
His Heckler (as Butch)
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Kenneth Brown
His Heckler (as Buddy)
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Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Hemogloben
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Susan Miller
Ouilotta Hemogloben
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Franklin Pangborn
The Producer
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Mona Barrie
The Producer's Wife
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Charles Lang
The Young Engineer
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Anne Nagel
Madame Gorgeous
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Nell O'Day
The Salesgirl
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Irving Bacon
The Soda Jerk
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Jody Gilbert
The Waitress
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Minerva Urecal
The Cleaning Lady
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Emmett Vogan
The Engineer
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Carlotta Monti
Receptionist
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Jean Porter
Passerby (uncredited)
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Emil Van Horn
Gargo the Gorilla (uncredited)