Salesman
Salesman

Salesman

7.1(90 votes)
1969
1h 30m
Documentary

This documentary from Albert and David Maysles follows the bitter rivalry of four door-to-door salesmen working for the Mid-American Bible Company: Paul "The Badger" Brennan, Charles "The Gipper" McDevitt, James "The Rabbit" Baker and Raymond "The Bull" Martos. Times are tough for this hard-living quartet, who spend their days traveling through small-town America, trying their best to peddle gold-leaf Bibles to an apathetic crowd of lower-middle-class housewives and elderly couples.

Production

Maysles Films

Cast

Paul Brennan

Paul Brennan

Himself - 'The Badger'

Charles McDevitt

Charles McDevitt

Himself - 'The Gipper'

James Baker

James Baker

Himself - 'The Rabbit'

Raymond Martos

Raymond Martos

Himself - 'The Bull'

Melbourne I. Feltman

Melbourne I. Feltman

Margaret McCarron

Margaret McCarron

Kennie Turner

Kennie Turner

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