So You Want to Be a Salesman (1947)

09/13/1947 (US) • 10m

Comedy

Overview

Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.

Top Billed Cast

George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Leon Alton

Salesman (uncredited)

Leonard Bremen

Sales Manager's Assistant (uncredited)

Jane Harker

Alice McDoakes (uncredited)

Rose Plumer

First Customer (uncredited)

Ted Stanhope

Sales Manager (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Third Customer (uncredited)

Lottie Williams

Second Customer (uncredited)


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Part of the So You Want... Collection

Includes So You Want to Be a Detective, So You Want to Be Pretty, So You Want to Hold Your Wife

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

salesman

vacuum cleaner

door to door salesman

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