Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) | |
| Director(s) | Edward F. Cline |
| Producer(s) | Jack J. Gross |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical |
| Top Topics | Slapstick |
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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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His Niece:
[as things turn into chaos, at Fields' instigation, shaking her head] My uncle Bill...
[then, resolute]
His Niece: But I still love him!
Receptionist: Some day you'll drown in a vat of whiskey!
The Great Man: Drown in a vat of whiskey. Death, where is thy sting?
The Great Man: [in the soda fountain] I feel as though somebody stepped on my tongue with muddy feet.
[to the camera]
The Great Man: This scene's supposed to be in a saloon but the censor cut it out. It'll play just as well this way.
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[then, resolute]
His Niece: But I still love him!
Receptionist: Some day you'll drown in a vat of whiskey!
The Great Man: Drown in a vat of whiskey. Death, where is thy sting?
The Great Man: [in the soda fountain] I feel as though somebody stepped on my tongue with muddy feet.
[to the camera]
The Great Man: This scene's supposed to be in a saloon but the censor cut it out. It'll play just as well this way.
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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.
According to Fields' 2003 biography, the vehicle crashing into the drugstore was a real accident that occurred during filming. The director decided to leave it in to give the film the appearance of having a bigger budget.
The frantic race down the Hyperion Street bridge on Glendale Avenue when Field's car is hooked onto the firetruck: Look to the upper far right of the scene in the distance and you will see the Great Mausoleum of Forest Lawn where Fields would eventually be interred in the Columbarium of Nativity.
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According to Fields' 2003 biography, the vehicle crashing into the drugstore was a real accident that occurred during filming. The director decided to leave it in to give the film the appearance of having a bigger budget.
The frantic race down the Hyperion Street bridge on Glendale Avenue when Field's car is hooked onto the firetruck: Look to the upper far right of the scene in the distance and you will see the Great Mausoleum of Forest Lawn where Fields would eventually be interred in the Columbarium of Nativity.
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