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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Edward F. Cline and produced by Jack J. Gross.

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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 11, 2024 From 4 Star Films

“Do you think he drinks?” “He didn’t get that nose from playing ping pong.” Self-reflexive metanarratives have the capacity of dissecting celebrity and playing with personas. Such a context is ripe with possibility and so when we find ourselves on a studio lot with W.C.... Read full article


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The Great Man: Godfrey Daniel!


Ouliotta Delight Hemogloben: The only game I've ever played is bean-bag.
The Great Man: Bean-bag... ah, it's very good. Becomes very exciting at times. I saw the championship played in Paris; many people were killed.


The Producer: This script is an insult to a man's intelligence. Even mine.


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Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists for this movie were not seen in the final print. These were (with their character names): Richard Alexander (Burly Man), William Alston (Circus Attendant), Al Hill (Studio Policeman), James C. Morton (Studio Policeman), Lloyd Ingraham (Doctor) and Armand 'Curly' Wright (Doctor).
This was the last movie to feature Fields as the main character; his remaining film work had him in supporting roles or cameos, as his health began to decline.
The title came from dialog in the final scene of W.C. Fields' big stage hit (and later film) "Poppy".
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