The Fuller Brush Man (1948)

The Fuller Brush Man poster

Columbia Pictures Corporation
Starring:
 Red Skelton, Janet Blair
Directed by: S. Sylvan Simon

Synopsis: Red Jones (Red Skelton) has no luck holding down a job and his girlfriend Ann (Janet Blair) is just about done with him, so he tries his hand at being a Fuller Brush Man and it leads him into more trouble.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): At one point Red is approaching a large mansion. He pauses to light a cigarette and is then startled when a little white cat runs across the lawn, pausing briefly to look back and meow.

The Fuller Brush Man - white cat on lawn scaring Red Skelton

The Fuller Brush Man - white cat running across lawn scaring Red Skelton animated gif

The cat is walking on a railing as Red walks to the house and he scolds the cat, saying, “Shame on you! Frightening people.”

The Fuller Brush Man - white cat on railing with Red Skelton

Final Mewsings: Cats can’t help it if salesmen are jumpy.


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