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The Fuller Brush Man

1948 · 93 min

A breezy slapstick romp that keeps you grinning through silly sales calls and a chaotic warehouse chase.

Directed by
S. Sylvan Simon
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Don McGuire
Tagline
"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.

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Directed by
S. Sylvan Simon
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Don McGuire
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • crime
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism5
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy, crime, romance
Directed by
S. Sylvan Simon
Written by
Devery Freeman, Frank Tashlin
Starring
Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Don McGuire, Hillary Brooke, Adele Jergens, Ross Ford, Trudy Marshall, Nicholas Joy
Music
Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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