Never give a sucker an even break is a 1941 film about a man who wants to sell a film story to esoteric studios. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Fields wants to sell a film story to esoteric studios. Never give a sucker an even break, wc fields 1941 free movie. Never give a sucker an even break 1941 rotten tomatoes. Wc fields and gloria jean in never give a sucker an even break. Find out when and where you can watch never give a sucker an even break on tv with the full listings schedule at. Fields heads to esoteric studios to pitch a story idea to producer franklin pangborn. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym otis criblecoblis.
Never give a sucker an even break 1941 offers enough classic fields material to compensate for the occasional dead spots. Fields legendary battles with the top brass at universal studios were well documented so it was only appropriate that his final film for them, never give a sucker an even break 1941, was his most problematic production. Definition of never give a sucker an even break in the idioms dictionary. Wildly uneven yet hilarious hodgepodge made possible by the iconoclastic w. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Fields plays himself, searching for a chance to promote a surreal screenplay he has written, whose several framed sequences form the films center.
Wc fields, to a waitress, never give a sucker an even break. Never give a sucker an even break is a 1941 universal pictures comedy film starring w. All of his future film work would be guest appearances and specialties. What does never give a sucker an even break expression mean. Never give a sucker an even break idioms by the free. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Wc fields entertaining gloria jean in a scene from the film never. Never give a sucker an even break movie tv listings and. And another thing, dont be so free with your hands. Conceived as a freewheeling vaudeville act that lurches from slapstick routines to musical numbers to sight gags to blackout.
Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and. I was looking forward to owning this title but to my surprise this movie couldnt. Chicago comedy film festival brings you smart comedy for smart people. Never give a sucker an even break known in some foreign releases as what a man.
Definition of give an even break in the idioms dictionary. Fields offbeat humor, doubletakes, and priceless lines and sketches. Buy wc fields, to a waitress, never give a sucker an even break, 1941 by tom hilldesigner as a tshirt. On the way he gets insulted by little boys, beat up for ogling a woman, and abused by a waitress. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym. All royalty free licenses include global use rights, comprehensive protection, simple. Fields 1941 free movie chicago comedy film festival duration. Fieldss last starring film and last one that he had complete creative control. This film is as anarchistic as anything the marx brothers ever did, in fact it anticipates monty python by over 30 years.
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