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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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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Quotes:

Motorcycle Cop: Where do you think you're going, to a fire?
The Great Man: Ah... Ah... maternity hospital.
Motorcycle Cop: Okay, Tomato-Puss, follow me.
Waitress: And another thing. Don't be so free with your hands.
The Great Man: Listen, honey. I was only trying to guess your weight. You take things too seriously.
The Great Man: You're about to fall heir to a kitten's stocking.
Heckler: What's a kitten's stocking?
The Great Man: A sock on the puss.
The Great Man: [Suffering from a hangover] Somebody put too many olives in my martini last night!
Stewardess: Should I get you a Bromo?
The Great Man: No, I couldn't stand the noise!
His Niece: Why didn't you ever marry?
The Great Man: I was in love with a beautiful blonde once, dear. She drove me to drink. That's the one thing I'm indebted to her for.
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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Facts
The title came from dialog in the final scene of W.C. Fields' big stage hit (and later film) "Poppy".
In the soda-shop scene, Fields turns to the camera and announces that the scene was supposed to have been filmed in a saloon "but the censor cut it out". He was telling the truth.
The last movie he starred in, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, included a character Fields always wanted to have in one of his movies: a young woman (in this case his niece, played by Gloria Jean) who loved him unconditionally.
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).
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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