NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK (1941) - W.C. Fields (As Himself) | A Meandering Meta Masterstroke
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a classic comedy released by Universal Pictures in 1941. It stars W. C. Fields, who also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym Otis Criblecoblis. Fields plays himself, promoting an extravagant and surreal screenplay he has written. He stars with singing star Gloria Jean, as well as Leon Errol and Franklin Pangborn, in supporting roles. Margaret Dumont, best known for her work with the Marx Brothers plays Mrs. Hemoglobin.
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I read a biography of Fields. He was more than a drunk comedian, he was immensely talented in a number of areas and was a self taught man. When on the road as the highest paid comedian in Vaudeville, he had 5 steamer trunks full of books with him and had read all of them. He mastered juggling early on and came up with tricks that no one else could do. He was also very generous to the down and out.
:) As a European viewer, the name W. C. Fields was more like a distant myth to me... But I immediately fell in love with his persona as depicted here!
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@ :) Under our breaths, we're all closeted anarchists, I guess...
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@ :) That is pretty much synonymous, in my personal dictionary!
One of the greatest lines, He tells his wife (or who ever) He is going downtown to play poker. She is aghast and asks "isn't that gambling?" " Ah, no, not the way I play."
Superb recounting of WC Fields' genius. Every clip is a gem and the narration (by a human!) is insightful and informative. Well done. Thanks for posting.
Fields was exceptional.
Exceptional.
Odd how this is a year old and RUclips is only now recommending it to me; it appears that NONE of the comments are more than a few days old, either. This is an excellent vid with much to inform new fans of the Great Man.
RUclips is a fraud in so many ways.
Every single joke still lands, there is something about his delivery. Glad YT recommended this.
Him and Mae West, HILARIOUS!!! It’s amazing to me how some people have never watched them, because they’re classics.
Personally I never questioned these W.C.Fields movies. They were part of my childhood. If I had a problem getting the jokes I always took full responsibility. These movies were always a part of me and I appreciated them as essential. Some of my friends still repeat the routines routinely remember them verbatim and with an almost sacred amusement. Thank You for this presentation as it encompasses so much of the spirit of the acting and reminds me to watch them all again.
Like Mae West's famous line, "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me". That line was hilarious---- must of been before the censors, or that line was used because of the censors.
I've heard him say pick a card, any card, any card will do. I saw a poster with a top hat and cards.
He was a classic 😊
My most memory of him was the Cigar Box Juggling
Who put grapefruit juice in my grapefruit juice? That bit where he was trying to get some sleep? No, he had a hangover. I wonder why?
Thank you, Bill.
I imagine sitting at the Bonny Rigg speakeasy bar with Mr. Fields, waiting for Louise Brooks to walk down the road from Jacob's Pillow and join us...
Interesting/informative/entertaining 😉. On occasion enjoy viewing 👀 one of his hallmarks comedy episodes😎. Master of the topless hat😲.
This movie and "You can't cheat an honest man" were his 2 funniest movies.
well done
I loved the movie Never Give A Sucker An Even Break once, I thought this was it.😢
Yes. If my dad had not introduced us kids to his work I would not know him other than the famous poster and one or two film titles and the May West clip.
A classic.
This may have been addressed in previous comments, but just caught this now. Is that Moe Howard at 5:05 that takes the seat away from W.C. Fields?
The actor is Bud Ross. The clip is from the short silent film 'The Pool Sharks' from 1916. However, Moe's brother and fellow Stooge Shemp Howard would share the screen with Fields in 'The Bank Dick' (1940).
Isn't it on his tombstone: "I'd rather be in Philadelphia "?😊
No, it's: "Better Here than Philadelphia". He hated playing Philadelpia.
Thank you, sounds more like WC. 👍
My Little Chickadee with Mae West is considered one of his most memorable films, yet no excerpts showing hilarious interplay between these two.
Nice
W.C. Fields would of got elected President nowadays with an attitude like that.
.....Will Rogers.....
A comical genius.
WC said the way he talks, he got from his mother.❤
Humpty Dumpty looks a lot like, Jabba The Hutt.
Sorry, I don’t find alcoholism funny. ( this is a comment left on an insightful video essay on The Thin Man I watched earlier that haunts me. I’m sure many would agree while still appreciating humor’s curative ability and humanity. The comment is so tone deaf one could imagine it coming from Margaret Dumont herself. Modern theatrical comedy is dead because studios fear offending a minority empowered by social media. This forces me into the arms of dead people like W. C. , L&H, Buster, Marx Bros, Stooges, etc. Thankfully, their brands of anarchy and mayhem still hold relevance to today’s world. It just saddens me that I can’t look forward to anything new.) This is the 3rd comment on this video and all were posted today, one year after it was uploaded. I hope it receives more engagement because the author did a fantastic job without a Wiki cut and paste, using his own voice and I enjoyed it immensely! Thank you!
Yes, it is strange about the comments since this was posted a year ago.
@@majorneptunejr I agree; this is something that should absolutely have been recommended to me when it first posted, if RUclips pays any attention to my preferences at all. It must have somehow gotten some kind of recent boost.
I agree with you. There are no obvious mechanical "AI" gaffs. I'm beginning to realize that the now ever encroaching presence of "AI" makes me appreciate a real Human voice.
Ha ! But I find You hilarious....😂
You personally should never watch WC Fields.
Couldn't you have just played the movie instead of yapping about it and showing just very short snippets of it?
A vantwulquist on radio😂
Too much narration---let W.C. speak for himself without your useless and annoying interruptions.
Agreed. I would love to see a video with any narration. At least these types. They never give info we don't already know & the rest is assumptions
@@JenneferLenchner-b7x I can think of much worse, BUT, what you say is true, so many of these 'creators', only copy what someone else has already done, and then hope to "ride on the coat tails" to their own fame and fortune.
W.C Fields was great, as were Laurel and Hardy, and the Marx Brothers, with Abbott and Costello having a few good skits, with the Three Stooges falling far short of any of those.
I never understood how Mr. Fields was able to get his actions with the patient, as he played the dentist, past the censors of that day.
Enough with the insipid narrative. Show the art and keep the ignorant insight in the closet
CLICK BATE, never showed the movie only bits and talked over it all
You can see that in the subtitle: "A Meandering Meta Masterstroke." Big clue. That and the voiceover starts 5 seconds in. If it's not on YT, find it and upload it.
It's clickBAIT, so go soak your head 😂
Larry David is like him, my fave kinda comedy!❤