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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.
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: Directed by Edward F. Cline. With W.C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol, Billy Lenhart. A filmmaker attempts to sell a surreal script he has written, which comes to life as he pitches it.
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- Comedy, Musical
- Edward F. Cline
- 1941-10-10
27 de mar. de 2013 · The expression "Never give a sucker an even break" means, as other answerers have indicated, never give someone you can take advantage of (by cheating him or her) a fair chance of winning.
- Here break is used in the sense of division. To give someone an even break is, centrally, to divide something fairly with them, and metaphoric...
- In this case "sucker" refers to someone who is particularly gullible. The sentence suggests that he will take advantage of a person (particularly,...
- It's from carnival showman PT Barnum - he had games of chance in his carnival that you just could not win which explains the meaning on the phrase....
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This phrase is often attributed to W.C.Fields, a comic actor and ruthless businessman. It means to treat someone unfairly or take advantage of them, and it is used for comic effect.
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...
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- W.C. Fields
- Edward F. Cline
- Comedy
25 de dez. de 2014 · Never Give A Sucker An Even Break, W.C. Fields (1941) - Free Movie - Chicago Comedy Film Festival - YouTube. Flowfeel Arts. 10.9K subscribers. Subscribed. 2.4K. 156K views 9 years ago...
