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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break(1941)
Status: Released
Date: 1941-10-10
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38 Votes
Time: 1h 11m
It's a Fields-day of fun!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Top 10 Billed Cast
W.C. Fields
The Great Man
Gloria Jean
His Niece
Leon Errol
His Rival
Billy Lenhart
His Heckler (as Butch)
Kenneth Brown
His Heckler (as Buddy)
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Hemogloben
Susan Miller
Ouilotta Hemogloben
Franklin Pangborn
The Producer
Mona Barrie
The Producer's Wife
Charles Lang
The Young Engineer
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