About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 10, 1941
Director
Writers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures
Quotes
See all →A Humorous Take on a Bank Heist
Radio report
...two crooks who have just held up the bank for one hundred and fifty thousand...that is all.
Fields
That is all? A hundred and fifty thousand. That's all. It ain't hay, is it?
Radio report
...One crook - slight build, evidently a jockey, has a horse scar behind his left ear...other crook has corn teeth, cauliflower ear, apple-red cheeks, mutton-chop whiskers.
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A Conversation About Ambitions and Choices
Gloria Jean
But how can you look out for me when I'm here and you're way down there?
Fields
You want to go to school, don't you?...You want to grow up and be dumb like ZaSu Pitts?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →W
W.C. Fields
The Great Man
G
Gloria Jean
His Niece
L
Leon Errol
His Rival
B
Billy Lenhart
His Heckler (as Butch)
K
Kenneth Brown
His Heckler (as Buddy)
M
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Hemogloben
S
Susan Miller
Ouilotta Hemogloben
F
Franklin Pangborn
The Producer
M
Mona Barrie
The Producer's Wife
C
Charles Lang
The Young Engineer
A
Anne Nagel
Madame Gorgeous
N
Nell O'Day
The Salesgirl
I
Irving Bacon
The Soda Jerk
J
Jody Gilbert
The Waitress
M
Minerva Urecal
The Cleaning Lady
E
Emmett Vogan
The Engineer
C
Carlotta Monti
Receptionist
J
Jean Porter
Passerby (uncredited)
E
Emil Van Horn
Gargo the Gorilla (uncredited)
