The Fuller Brush Man

The Fuller Brush Man

The Fuller Brush Man

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The Fuller Brush Man

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

1948

1h 33m

6.0(5 votes)

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Romance

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.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast & Crew

66 members

Acting

Red Skelton

Red Jones

Red Skelton

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Janet Blair

Ann Elliot

Janet Blair

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Don McGuire

Keenan Wallick

Don McGuire

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Hillary Brooke

Mildred Trist

Hillary Brooke

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Adele Jergens

Miss Sharmley

Adele Jergens

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Ross Ford

Freddie Trist

Ross Ford

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Trudy Marshall

Sara Franzen

Trudy Marshall

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Nicholas Joy

Commissioner Gordon Trist

Nicholas Joy

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Donald Curtis

Gregory Cruckston

Donald Curtis

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Arthur Space

Police Lt. Quint

Arthur Space

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Abigail Adams

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Abigail Adams

Acting

Stanley Andrews

Det. Ferguson (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

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Verna Felton

Junior's Grandmother (uncredited)

Verna Felton

Acting

Selmer Jackson

Henry Seward (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Acting

Frank LaRue

Irate Radio-Listener (uncredited)

Frank LaRue

Acting

Frank Mayo

Chess-Playing Club Member (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Acting

Harry Tyler

Gardener (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Acting

Dorothy Vernon

Irate Radio-Listener's Wife (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Acting

Dick Wessel

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Acting

Jimmy Hunt

Junior (uncredited)

Jimmy Hunt

Acting

Mary Field

Beaver Patrol Leader (uncredited)

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Emmett Vogan

Police Doctor (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Acting

Mary Bayless

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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Acting

Stephen Bennett

Secretary (uncredited)

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Acting

Paul E. Burns

Gardener (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

Acting

Anne Burr

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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Cliff Clark

Cop in Park (uncredited)

Cliff Clark

Acting

Chick Collins

Blackie (uncredited)

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Acting

Kernan Cripps

Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

Acting

Jay Eaton

Chess-Playing Club Member (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Acting

Virginia Engels

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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Acting

Joe Gilbert

Henchman (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Henchman (uncredited)

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Mary Adams Hayes

Tenement Woman with Baby Buggy (uncredited)

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George Hoagland

(uncredited)

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Nan Holliday

Lover in Car (uncredited)

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Acting

Thomas E. Jackson

Policeman in Park (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

Acting

Virgil Johansen

Plainclothesman (uncredited)

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Writing

Billy Jones

Herman (uncredited)

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Acting

Charles Jordan

Police Photographer (uncredited)

Charles Jordan

Acting

Donald Kerr

Limping Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Acting

Paul Kruger

Cop (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Acting

Frank LaRue

Irate Radio Listener (uncredited)

Frank LaRue

Acting

Jimmy Lloyd

Williams (uncredited)

Jimmy Lloyd

Acting

James Logan

Billings (uncredited)

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Acting

George Magrill

Interrogation Room Cop (uncredited)

George Magrill

Acting

Vivian Mason

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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Acting

Nita Mathews

Card-Playing Wife (uncredited)

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Acting

Frank Mayo

Chess-Playing Club Member

Frank Mayo

Acting

Alex Melesh

Bald Man (uncredited)

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Acting

Peggy Miller

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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Acting

Roger Moore

Det. Foster (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Acting

William Newell

Police Announcer (uncredited)

William Newell

Acting

Rod O'Connor

District Attorney (uncredited)

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Acting

Garry Owen

Creamy (uncredited)

Garry Owen

Acting

Jack Perrin

Cop (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Acting

Lee Phelps

Fire Captain (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Acting

Allen Ray

Card-Playing Husband (uncredited)

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Directing

Fred F. Sears

Bartender (uncredited)

Fred F. Sears

Acting

David Sharpe

Skitch (uncredited)

David Sharpe

Acting

Susan Simon

Beaver Patrol Member (uncredited)

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Acting

Ann Staunton

Trist's Maid (uncredited)

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Acting

Michael Towne

Lover in Car (uncredited)

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Acting

Dorothy Vernon

Irate Radio Listener's Wife (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Acting

Bud Wolfe

Jiggers (uncredited)

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Acting

Judith Woodbury

Pretty Girl (uncredited)

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