Movie·1946·1h 30m
Little Giant
They're Selling Vacuum Cleaners!
Directed By
William A. Seiter
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
Walter DeLeon
Producer
Joseph Gershenson
Cinematography
Charles Van Enger
Music
Edgar Fairchild
Editor
Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
21 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
Cast
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)
// crew
Crew
Walter DeLeon
Screenplay
Richard Collins
Story
Paul Jarrico
Story
William A. Seiter
Director
Edgar Fairchild
Original Music Composer
Joseph Gershenson
Producer
Charles Van Enger
Director of Photography
Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Editor
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