Little Giant
They're Selling Vacuum Cleaners!
1946 | 90m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | William A. Seiter |
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| Writer: | Walter DeLeon, Richard Collins, Paul Jarrico |
| Staring: |
| Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he's a crackerjack salesman. This comedy is somewhat like "The Time of Their Lives," in that Abbott and Costello don't have much screen time together and there are very few vaudeville bits woven into the plot. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 22, 1946 |
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| Director: | William A. Seiter |
| Writer: | Walter DeLeon, Richard Collins, Paul Jarrico |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | con man, salesman, treachery, vacuum cleaner |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bud Abbott | Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler |
| Lou Costello | Benny Miller |
| Jacqueline deWit | Hazel Temple Morrison |
| Brenda Joyce | Miss Ruby Burke |
| George Cleveland | Clarence Goodring |
| Elena Verdugo | Martha Hill |
| Mary Gordon | Ma Miller |
| Pierre Watkin | P.S. Van Loon |
| Donald MacBride | The conductor |
| Victor Kilian | Gus Anderson (salesman) |
| George Chandler | O'Brien (salesman) |
| Joe Kirk | Salesman |
| Harry Brown | Larry, Salesman |
| Beatrice Gray | Miss King |
| Sid Fields | Air-pump customer |
| Margaret Dumont | Mrs. Hendrickson |
| Milt Bronson | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Lane Chandler | Lost Motorist (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Christy | Jim's wife (uncredited) |
| Tom Coleman | Man in Stockton Office (uncredited) |
| Chester Conklin | Hotel Valet (uncredited) |
| Pat Costello | Customer (uncredited) |
| William 'Red' Donahue | Mr. Perkins (uncredited) |
| Ralph Dunn | Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited) |
| Mary Field | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Edward Gargan | Policeman (uncredited) |
| George Holmes | Hercules - Male Model (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | Salesman (uncredited) |
| Florence Lake | Housewife (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | Information Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Anne O'Neal | Benny's First Customer (uncredited) |
| Ralph Peters | Jim (uncredited) |
| Bert Roach | Joe (bartender) (uncredited) |
| Milburn Stone | Prof. Watkins (uncredited) (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William A. Seiter | Director |
| Jack Pierce | Makeup Artist |
| Walter DeLeon | Screenplay |
| Richard Collins | Story |
| Paul Jarrico | Story |
| Edgar Fairchild | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| Charles Van Enger | Director of Photography |
| Fred R. Feitshans Jr. | Editor |
| John B. Goodman | Art Direction |
| Martin Obzina | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Edward R. Robinson | Set Decoration |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Carmen Dirigo | Hairstylist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joseph Gershenson | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
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