The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
- Starring:
- Lucille Ball, Eddie Albert, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lloyd Bacon
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Synopsis of The Fuller Brush Girl
Hot on the heels of such Red Skelton slapstick comedies as The Fuller Brush Man and The Yellow Cab Man came The Fuller Brush Girl, starring Lucille Ball in a fascinating dry run for her wacky "Lucy Ricardo" TV character. Unable to hold a job because of her tendency to get into trouble, Sally Elliot (Ball) hires on at the Fuller Brush company as a door-to-door cosmetics salesman. After several misadventures involving obnoxious children and snooty matrons, Sally finds herself in the middle of a murder scheme. With reluctant boyfriend Humphrey (Eddie Albert) in tow, Sally gets mixed up in one hilariously life-threatening situation after another, culminating in a prolonged chase sequence on board a tramp steamer. Highlights include Ball's outrageous striptease scene (to the tune of Rita Hayworth's "Put the Blame on Mame") and a choice cameo by Red Skelton as an all-too-cooperative customer. Most of the sight gags in Fuller Brush Girl were cooked up by former cartoon director Frank Tashlin, who'd also contributed to Fuller Brush Man. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Fuller Brush Girl
- Lucille Ball - Sally Elliot
- Carl Benton Reid - Christy
- Jeff Donnell - Jane Bixby
- John Litel - Mr. Martin
- Lee Patrick - Claire Simpson
- Sid Tomack - Banks, the theatre manager
- Lorin Raker - Deval
- Sarah Edwards - Mrs. East
- Isabel Randolph - Mrs. South
- Gregory Marshall - Alvin/Albert
- Joseph Crehan - Captain of Police Boat
- Cy Malis
- Joel Robinson
- Frank Wilcox - Roberts
- Barbara Pepper - Woman Watching TV
- George Lloyd - Sea Captain on Dock
- Myron Healey - Employee
- Sumner Getchell - Magazine Salesman
- Red Skelton - Himself
- Paul E. Burns - Stage Doorman
- Val Avery - Burlesque Patron
- Jay Barney - Fingerprint Man
- Eddie Albert - Humphrey Briggs
- Gale Robbins - Ruby Rawlings
- Jerome Cowan - Harvey Simpson
- Fred Graham - Rocky Mitchell
- Arthur Space - Inspector Rodgers
- Billy Vincent - Punchy
- Lelah Tyler - Mrs. North
- Louis Austin - Mrs. West
- Isabel Withers - Mrs. Finley
- James L. Kelly - Comic
- Joe Palma - Cop
- Gail Bonney - Baby Sitter
- Jean Willes - Mary
- Sid Saylor - Wardrobe Man
- Bud Osborne - Old Sailor
- Jack Little
- Chuck Hamilton
- John Doucette
- Cliff Clark - Ship's Captain
- Shirley Whitney - Dancer
- Paul Bryar - Couple
- Robert Hyatt - Henry
- Director(s):
- Lloyd Bacon
- Writer(s):
- Frank Tashlin
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