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Prescott Chaplin (screenplay)
W.C. Fields (original story)
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Release Date:
10 October 1941 (USA) more
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Fields wants to sell a film story to Esoteric Studios. On the way he gets insulted by little boys, beat up for ogling a woman... more | add synopsis
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| W.C. Fields | ... | The Great Man | |
| Gloria Jean | ... | His Niece | |
| Leon Errol | ... | His Rival | |
| Billy Lenhart | ... | His Heckler (as Butch) | |
| Kenneth Brown | ... | His Heckler (as Buddy) | |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Mrs. Hemogloben | |
| Susan Miller | ... | Ouilotta Hemogloben | |
| Franklin Pangborn | ... | The Producer | |
| Mona Barrie | ... | The Producer's Wife | |
| Charles Lang | ... | The Young Engineer | |
| Anne Nagel | ... | Madame Gorgeous | |
| Nell O'Day | ... | The Salesgirl | |
| Irving Bacon | ... | The Soda Jerk | |
| Jody Gilbert | ... | The Waitress | |
| Minerva Urecal | ... | The Cleaning Lady |
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What a Man (UK)
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71 min
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The frantic race down the Hyperion Street bridge on Glendale Avenue when Field's car is hooked onto the firetruck: Look to the upper far right of the scene in the distance and you will see the Great Mausoleum of Forest Lawn where Fields would eventually be interred in the Columbarium of Nativity. more
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Revealing mistakes: When the ladder of the fire truck lifts the car into the air, a shadow on the front of the building reveals the rigging and crane that actually did the lifting. more
Quotes:
Ouliotta Delight Hemogloben:
Are you really a man?
The Great Man:
Well, I've been called other things...
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Referenced in Daffy's Southern Exposure (1942) more
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HOT CHA CHA more
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W.C. Fields was a pioneer of the American cinema. As such, he was a true original who not only acted, but also wrote most of the material for his films. Mr. Fields left an important body of work for us to watch, laugh and admire.
His "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break" was his last film. The film, although a bit dated, still has some sparks thanks to Mr. Fields, playing the Uncle Bill of the story. The film, directed by Edward C. Cline, still has a lot of laughs.
The film is a satire about the movie industry that Mr. Fields knew so well. Mr. Fields takes us behind the cameras to show us the craziness that is associated with making films. Of course, it is somewhat exaggerated as we don't believe what goes on at some of the Esoteric Studios.
Aside from Mr. Fields, Gloria Jean plays his niece, the sweet voiced girl appearing in one of the films in production. Also, Leon Errol, Margaret Dumont and some old pros are seen doing their best.