The Fuller Brush Man

Jun 1, 1948

1h 33m

★ 6.0

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Romance

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Red Jones

Red Skelton

Ann Elliot

Janet Blair

Keenan Wallick

Don McGuire

Mildred Trist

Hillary Brooke

Miss Sharmley

Adele Jergens

Freddie Trist

Ross Ford

Sara Franzen

Trudy Marshall

Commissioner Gordon Trist

Nicholas Joy

Gregory Cruckston

Donald Curtis

Police Lt. Quint

Arthur Space

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Abigail Adams

Det. Ferguson (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

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