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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.
Keywords
musical
niece
filmmaking
uncle niece relationship
maternity ward
Casts
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
Anne Nagel
Madame Gorgeous
Nell O'Day
The Salesgirl
Irving Bacon
The Soda Jerk
Jody Gilbert
The Waitress
Minerva Urecal
The Cleaning Lady
Emmett Vogan
The Engineer
Carlotta Monti
Receptionist
Jean Porter
Passerby (uncredited)
Emil Van Horn
Gargo the Gorilla (uncredited)
Crews
Edward F. Cline
Director
Prescott Chaplin
Screenplay
John T. Neville
Screenplay
W.C. Fields
Story
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Vera West
Costume Design
Charles Van Enger
Director of Photography
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Arthur Hilton
Editor
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Charles Carroll
Sound
Backdrops & Posters
