The read
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
38 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward F. ClineDirector
- Prescott ChaplinScreenplay
- John T. NevilleScreenplay
- Frank SkinnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- W.C. FieldsThe Great Man
- Gloria JeanHis Niece
- Leon ErrolHis Rival
- Billy LenhartHis Heckler (as Butch)
- Kenneth BrownHis Heckler (as Buddy)
- Margaret DumontMrs. Hemogloben
- Susan MillerOuilotta Hemogloben
- Franklin PangbornThe Producer
- Mona BarrieThe Producer's Wife
- Charles LangThe Young Engineer
- Anne NagelMadame Gorgeous
- Nell O'DayThe Salesgirl
Stills
Themes
musicalniecefilmmakinguncle niece relationshipmaternity ward