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Little Giant (1946)

They're Selling Vacuum Cleaners!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : William A. Seiter
Writer : Walter DeLeon

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott
Eddie L. Morrison / T.S. Chandler
Lou Costello
Lou Costello
Benny Miller
Jacqueline deWit
Jacqueline deWit
Hazel Temple Morrison
Brenda Joyce
Brenda Joyce
Miss Ruby Burke
George Cleveland
George Cleveland
Clarence Goodring
Elena Verdugo
Elena Verdugo
Martha Hill
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
Ma Miller
Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin
P.S. Van Loon
Donald MacBride
Donald MacBride
The conductor
Victor Kilian
Victor Kilian
Gus Anderson (salesman)
George Chandler
George Chandler
O'Brien (salesman)
Joe Kirk
Joe Kirk
Salesman
Harry Brown
Harry Brown
Larry, Salesman
Beatrice Gray
Beatrice Gray
Miss King
Sid Fields
Sid Fields
Air-pump customer
Margaret Dumont
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Hendrickson
Milt Bronson
Milt Bronson
Salesman (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler
Lost Motorist (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy
Dorothy Christy
Jim's wife (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Tom Coleman
Man in Stockton Office (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin
Hotel Valet (uncredited)
Pat Costello
Pat Costello
Customer (uncredited)
William 'Red' Donahue
William 'Red' Donahue
Mr. Perkins (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn
Passenger in Lower Berth #6 (uncredited)
Mary Field
Mary Field
Secretary (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan
Policeman (uncredited)
George Holmes
George Holmes
Hercules - Male Model (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
Salesman (uncredited)
Florence Lake
Florence Lake
Housewife (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
Information Receptionist (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
Anne O'Neal
Benny's First Customer (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
Ralph Peters
Jim (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Bert Roach
Joe (bartender) (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Milburn Stone
Prof. Watkins (uncredited) (voice)

Crews

William A. Seiter
William A. Seiter
Director
Walter DeLeon
Walter DeLeon
Screenplay
Richard Collins
Richard Collins
Story
Paul Jarrico
Paul Jarrico
Story
Joseph Gershenson
Joseph Gershenson
Producer
Edgar Fairchild
Edgar Fairchild
Original Music Composer
Charles Van Enger
Charles Van Enger
Director of Photography
Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Editor
John B. Goodman
John B. Goodman
Art Direction
Martin Obzina
Martin Obzina
Art Direction
Russell A. Gausman
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Edward R. Robinson
Edward R. Robinson
Set Decoration
Vera West
Vera West
Costume Design
Carmen Dirigo
Carmen Dirigo
Hairstylist
Jack Pierce
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist
Edgar Fairchild
Edgar Fairchild
Music Director

Posters and backgrounds

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