The Fuller Brush Girl (1950): Cast & Plot
The Fuller Brush Girl is a 1950 mystery comedy directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Red Skelton as Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited), Lucille Ball and Eddie Albert. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 25m (85 min)
- Director
- Lloyd Bacon
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Fuller Brush Girl About?
The premise of The Fuller Brush Girl without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
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The Fuller Brush Girl Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- gabby parrot
- damsel in distress
- deception
- song
- singer
- singing
- slapstick
- farce
- burlesque theatre
- 1950s
- chaos
- cosmetic business
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- henchman
- burlesque dancer
- police radio dispatcher
- impostor
- fashion show
- cigarette smoking
- actor shares last name with character
- actor shares first and last name with character
- stock footage
- magazine subscription sales woman
- door to door sales
- scatterbrain
- slang
- smuggling scheme
- police boat
- harbor patrol
- prime suspect
- police detective
- fugitive
- wrong place at wrong time
- gang member
- gang leader
- gangster
- fuller brush company
- watching tv
- proto giallo
- cameo
- burlesque chorus girl
- bound and gagged
- tied to a bed
- babysitter
- babysitter in peril
- woman bound and gagged
- bumming a cigar
- woman murders a woman
- buying a house
- make shift false eyelashes
- clothes ripped off
The Fuller Brush Girl Cast & Characters
Red Skelton leads the cast as Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited), with Lucille Ball as Sally Elliot and Eddie Albert as Humphrey Briggs. Directed by Lloyd Bacon; 61 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lloyd Bacon
- Red Skelton as Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited)
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Lucille Ball as Sally Elliot -
Eddie Albert as Humphrey Briggs -
Lee Patrick as Claire Simpson
Also Starring in The Fuller Brush Girl
· 57 more- Jerome Cowan Harvey Simpson
- Gale Robbins Ruby Rawlings
- Mel Blanc Parrot (voice) (uncredited)
- Joseph Crehan Police Boat Captain (uncredited)
- Roger Moore Salesman (uncredited)
- John Litel Mr. Watkins
- Jean Willes Mary (uncredited)
- Bert Stevens Man in Office Corridor (uncredited)
- Chuck Hamilton Cop (uncredited)
- Charles Sullivan Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Frank Wilcox Roberts (uncredited)
- Charles Sherlock Policeman (uncredited)
- Brick Sullivan Policeman (uncredited)
- Harry Wilson Crew Member (uncredited)
- Paul E. Burns Pop (uncredited)
- Mary Treen Woman Selling Magazine (uncredited)
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- Cliff Clark Ship Captain (uncredited)
- Syd Saylor Wardrobe Man (uncredited)
- George Lloyd Sea Captain on Dock (uncredited)
- Arthur Space Insp. Rodgers
- Paul Bryar Husband Watching TV (uncredited)
- John Doucette Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
- Bud Osborne Old Sailor (uncredited)
- Amzie Strickland Dancer (uncredited)
- Sarah Edwards Mrs. East (uncredited)
- Fred Graham Rocky Mitchell
- Myron Healey Employee (uncredited)
- Sam Lufkin Man on Bus (uncredited)
- Emil Sitka Man Stomping on Hair Folicle (uncredited)
- Barbara Pepper Wife Watching TV (uncredited)
- Sailor Vincent Punchy (uncredited)
- Joe Palma Cop (uncredited)
- Russ Conway Police Detective (uncredited)
- Carl Benton Reid Mr. Christy
- Jeff Donnell Jane Bixby
- Jimmie Horan Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- Lorin Raker Deval (uncredited)
- Gail Bonney Babysitter (uncredited)
- Ann Kunde Irate Woman Slamming Door (uncredited)
- Sid Tomack Bangs (uncredited)
- Leonard Bremen Burlesque Patron (uncredited)
- Isabel Withers Mrs. Finley (uncredited)
- Isabel Randolph Mrs. Annabel South (uncredited)
- Sumner Getchell Magazine Salesman (uncredited)
- Robert Hyatt Henry (uncredited)
- Lois Austin Mrs. West (uncredited)
- Ed Haskett Burlesque Patron (uncredited)
- Jay Barney Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
- Gregory Marshall Alvin Finley / Albert Finley (uncredited)
- Cy Malis Cop (uncredited)
- Lelah Tyler Mrs. Gracie North (uncredited)
- Mary Emery Woman Watching TV Fashion Show (uncredited)
- Jack Little Comic (uncredited)
- Shirley Whitney Dancer (uncredited)
- Donna Boswell Sue Finley / Lou Finley (uncredited)
- James L. Kelly Comic (uncredited)
- Joel Robinson Dancer (uncredited)
More from Lloyd Bacon
More films directed by Lloyd Bacon, best-rated first: Footlight Parade, 42nd Street, She Couldn’t Say No and The French Line.
The Fuller Brush Girl Plot Summary
What happens in The Fuller Brush Girl from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Sally, Lucille Ball, a switchboard operator, and her boyfriend Humphrey, Eddie Albert, a shy office boy, work at a steamship company. They dream of marrying and buying the house they’ve long wanted, and they hope to manage monthly payments. After their boss Harvey Simpson, Jerome Cowan, fires a cargo supervisor, Sally urges Simpson to hire Humphrey, and to his surprise, he is hired. Simpson is secretly involved in a smuggling operation and plans to use Humphrey as an oblivious patsy before firing him after one day on the job. With the promotion, Sally and Humphrey can put a down payment on their dream house.
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The whole story of The Fuller Brush Girl, scene by scene
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Cars in The Fuller Brush Girl
19 cars on screen, including the 1937 Ford V8 De Luxe and the 1949 Lincoln Sport Sedan.
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1937 Ford V8 De Luxe Important role -
1949 Lincoln Sport Sedan Important role -
1946 De Soto De Luxe Minor role -
1950 Ford Custom De Luxe Minor role
The Fuller Brush Girl Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Seine Frau hilft Geld verdienen” and “Los apuros de Sally”.
- Also known as
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- Seine Frau hilft Geld verdienen
- Los apuros de Sally
- Accidenti che ragazza!
- Els problemes de la Sally
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Movies Like The Fuller Brush Girl
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Fuller Brush Man, Here Come the Girls and Traveling Saleslady.
The Fuller Brush Girl FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Fuller Brush Girl, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Fuller Brush Girl?
The Fuller Brush Girl runs 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes).
When was The Fuller Brush Girl released?
The Fuller Brush Girl was released on September 15, 1950.
Who directed The Fuller Brush Girl?
The Fuller Brush Girl was directed by Lloyd Bacon.
More films by Lloyd Bacon Who is in the cast of The Fuller Brush Girl?
The Fuller Brush Girl stars Red Skelton as Red Skelton - Fuller Brush Man (uncredited), Lucille Ball as Sally Elliot and Eddie Albert as Humphrey Briggs, among 61 credited actors.
Does The Fuller Brush Girl have a post-credit scene?
No. The Fuller Brush Girl has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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