---
title: 'Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward F. Cline'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 77
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/never-give-a-sucker-an-even-break-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033945/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)

1941 · 77 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring W. C. Fields, Gloria Jean, and Leon Errol. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym Otis Criblecoblis. Fields plays himself, promoting an extravagant screenplay he has written. As he describes the script to a skeptical producer, the often surreal scenes are shown. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward F. Cline](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-f-cline)
- **Screenplay:** [John T. Neville](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-t-neville)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charles Previn](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-previn)
- **Producer:** [Jack Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-gross)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Van Enger](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-van-enger)
- **Editor:** [Arthur Hilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hilton)

## Cast

- [Gloria Jean](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-jean)
- [Franklin Pangborn](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-pangborn)
- [Margaret Dumont](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-dumont)
- [Mona Barrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/mona-barrie)
- [W. C. Fields](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-c-fields)
- [Leon Errol](https://cinepixo.com/people/leon-errol)

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