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The Fuller Brush Man (1948)

APPROVED 93 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy  -   June 1948 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

S. Sylvan Simon

Writers:

Roy Huggins (story), Frank Tashlin (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Red Skelton, Janet Blair and Don McGuire
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Cast

Cast overview:
Red Skelton ...
Red Jones
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
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Storyline

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. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Fuller Brush | Suspect | Salesman | Killer | Warehouse  | See more »

Taglines:

"OH, MY ACHING FEET!" OH, YOUR ACHING SIDES! (original ad - all caps) See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

That Mad Mr. Jones See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

A major part of the movie involves a murder and a disappearing dagger. Red Skelton's character discovers someone has made the dagger by soaking the handle of one of his brushes in hot water and reshaping it. When the handle is put back into hot water it returns to its original shape. After trying numerous ways to make this look realistic with special effects the producers finally went to a plastics company and had them actually develop a "memory plastic". It was such a big story that it was in an article covered in "Life" magazine. See more »

Quotes

Red Jones: It's just as well, if I'd gone to another house, Dracula probably would've lived there.
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Connections

Referenced in "Remington Steele: Blue Blooded Steele (#3.5)" (1984) See more »