Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941 · 71 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 2,707 VOTES · DIR. Edward F. Cline

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Overview

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.

Comedy1940s

Dialogue Timeline — 869 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:38 How are you, Chuck?
00:03:56 and gurgitate a few saucers of mocha java?
00:06:55 ♪ si me quiere un poco if he loves me a little
00:10:08 What's the amount of the insult?
00:12:52 ♪ And a scaddily, daddily, dinky dee
00:15:01 Busy?!
00:18:15 Like this.
00:21:51 Step right into my office.
00:23:54 Hello? Yes. Yes, she's here. It's for you, Mrs. Pastromi.
00:26:00 Alright.
00:28:13 ♪ Chickens, they lay eggs in Kansas
00:30:47 Toothbrush.
00:34:19 No, it's the first time I've ever been up in a plane in my life.
00:37:15 Do you think he drinks?
00:39:35 She seemed like an awfully nice woman to me
00:42:54 A nanny goat's milk. It's very sweet.
00:48:46 ♪ The rye
00:50:44 Flies backwards?
00:53:58 Oh, Mr. Fields.
00:56:09 The poor chap just had a mishap.
00:58:33 I feel as though somebody stepped on my tongue with muddy feet.
01:02:05 I don't like teachers, anyhow.
01:04:20 Yes, yes, get in the back.
150:00:00 It ain't hay, is it?

Cast & Characters

W.C. Fields The Great Man Gloria Jean Gloria Leon Errol The Rival Billy Lenhart Butch Kenneth Brown Buddy Margaret Dumont Mrs. Hemogloben Susan Miller Ouilotta Hemogloben Franklin Pangborn The Producer Mona Barrie The Producer's Wife Charles Lang Pete Carson

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed869
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:01:38
Final line150:00:00

Production Record

DirectorEdward F. Cline
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,707