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The Fuller Brush Man
The Fuller Brush Man

The Fuller Brush Man

"OH, MY ACHING FEET!" OH, YOUR ACHING SIDES!

Genres

AdventureComedyCrimeRomance

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Poor Red Jones gets fired from every job he tries. His fiancée gives him one last chance to make good when he becomes a Fuller Brush man. His awkward attempts at sales are further complicated when one of his customers is murdered and he becomes the prime suspect.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

01 June 1948

Country

United States of America

Cast

Red Skelton

Red Skelton

Red Jones

Janet Blair

Janet Blair

Ann Elliot

Don McGuire

Don McGuire

Keenan Wallick

Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke

Mildred Trist

Adele Jergens

Adele Jergens

Miss Sharmley

Ross Ford

Ross Ford

Freddie Trist

Trudy Marshall

Trudy Marshall

Sara Franzen

Nicholas Joy

Nicholas Joy

Commissioner Gordon Trist

Donald Curtis

Donald Curtis

Gregory Cruckston

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Police Lt. Quint

Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Det. Ferguson (uncredited)

Verna Felton

Verna Felton

Junior's Grandmother (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Henry Seward (uncredited)

Frank LaRue

Frank LaRue

Irate Radio-Listener (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo

Chess-Playing Club Member (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Gardener (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Dorothy Vernon

Irate Radio-Listener's Wife (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Dick Wessel

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Jimmy Hunt

Jimmy Hunt

Junior (uncredited)

Mary Field

Mary Field

Beaver Patrol Leader (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Police Doctor (uncredited)

Mary Bayless

Mary Bayless

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Stephen Bennett

Stephen Bennett

Secretary (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

Gardener (uncredited)

Anne Burr

Anne Burr

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Cop in Park (uncredited)

Chick Collins

Chick Collins

Blackie (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Jay Eaton

Chess-Playing Club Member (uncredited)

Virginia Engels

Virginia Engels

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Joe Gilbert

Henchman (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Henchman (uncredited)

Mary Adams Hayes

Mary Adams Hayes

Tenement Woman with Baby Buggy (uncredited)

George Hoagland

George Hoagland

(uncredited)

Nan Holliday

Nan Holliday

Lover in Car (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

Policeman in Park (uncredited)

Virgil Johansen

Virgil Johansen

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Billy Jones

Billy Jones

Herman (uncredited)

Charles Jordan

Charles Jordan

Police Photographer (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Limping Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger

Cop (uncredited)

Frank LaRue

Frank LaRue

Irate Radio Listener (uncredited)

Jimmy Lloyd

Jimmy Lloyd

Williams (uncredited)

James Logan

James Logan

Billings (uncredited)

George Magrill

George Magrill

Interrogation Room Cop (uncredited)

Vivian Mason

Vivian Mason

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Nita Mathews

Nita Mathews

Card-Playing Wife (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Frank Mayo

Chess-Playing Club Member

Alex Melesh

Alex Melesh

Bald Man (uncredited)

Peggy Miller

Peggy Miller

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Det. Foster (uncredited)

William Newell

William Newell

Police Announcer (uncredited)

Rod O'Connor

Rod O'Connor

District Attorney (uncredited)

Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Creamy (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Jack Perrin

Cop (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Fire Captain (uncredited)

Allen Ray

Allen Ray

Card-Playing Husband (uncredited)

Fred F. Sears

Fred F. Sears

Bartender (uncredited)

David Sharpe

David Sharpe

Skitch (uncredited)

Susan Simon

Susan Simon

Beaver Patrol Member (uncredited)

Ann Staunton

Ann Staunton

Trist's Maid (uncredited)

Michael Towne

Michael Towne

Lover in Car (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Dorothy Vernon

Irate Radio Listener's Wife (uncredited)

Bud Wolfe

Bud Wolfe

Jiggers (uncredited)

Judith Woodbury

Judith Woodbury

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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