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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941, Comedy, 1h 11m

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Filmmaker Bill Fields (W.C. Fields) and his lovely niece, Gloria (Gloria Jean), are determined to sell a script to a producer (Franklin Pangborn). As they read the story, it comes to life, and Bill and Gloria are traveling by airplane. They fall out of the plane and land in the mansion of a strange woman, Mrs. Hemogloben (Margaret Dumont) and her equally strange daughter, Ouilotta (Susan Miller). Battling his rival (Leon Errol) and a love-sick gorilla, Bill makes it back to civilization.

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W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
The Great Man, W.C. Fields, Uncle Bill
Gloria Jean
Gloria Jean
His Niece, Gloria Jean
Margaret Dumont
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Hemogloben
Leon Errol
Leon Errol
His Rival
Billy Lenhart
Billy Lenhart
Heckler (as Butch)
Kenneth Brown
Kenneth Brown
Heckler (as Buddy)
Anne Nagel
Anne Nagel
Madame Gorgeous
Franklin Pangborn
Franklin Pangborn
The Producer, Mr. Pangborn
Mona Barrie
Mona Barrie
The Producer's Wife, Mrs. Pangborn
Susan Miller
Susan Miller
Ouliotta Delight Hemogloben
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Peter Carson, the Young Engineer
Nell O'Day
Nell O'Day
Salesgirl
Claude Allister
Claude Allister
Bitten Englishman (uncredited)
Leon Belasco
Leon Belasco
Pianist (uncredited)
Emil Van Horn
Emil Van Horn
Gargo the gorilla (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
Tom, the Soda Jerk
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
Stage 6 Foreman (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal
Mrs. Pastromi, the Cleaning Lady
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Steve Roberts, the Engineer
Carlotta Monti
Carlotta Monti
Receptionist
Edward F. Cline
Edward F. Cline
Director
Prescott Chaplin
Prescott Chaplin
Writer
W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
Writer
John T. Neville
John T. Neville
Writer
Charles Previn
Charles Previn
Original Music
Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner
Original Music
Charles Van Enger
Charles Van Enger
Cinematographer
Arthur Hilton
Arthur Hilton
Film Editing
Jack Otterson
Jack Otterson
Art Director
Richard H. Riedel
Richard H. Riedel
Art Director
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Vera West
Vera West
Costume Design
Ralph Ceder
Ralph Ceder
Second Unit Director
Howard Christie
Howard Christie
Assistant Director
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