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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.
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- Comedy, Musical
- Edward F. Cline
- 1941-10-10
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Never give a sucker an even break'? Literal meaning, but usually used for comic effect. What's the origin of the phrase 'Never give a sucker an even break'?
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 ...
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- 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
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
- 180.9K
- 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.
