Salesman (1969)

  • G
  • 04/17/1969 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 30m

Overview

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.

David Maysles

Director

Albert Maysles

Director

Charlotte Zwerin

Director

Cast

Paul Brennan's headshot

Paul Brennan

Himself - 'The Badger'
Charles McDevitt's headshot

Charles McDevitt

Himself - 'The Gipper'
James Baker's headshot

James Baker

Himself - 'The Rabbit'
Raymond Martos's headshot

Raymond Martos

Himself - 'The Bull'
Melbourne I. Feltman's headshot

Melbourne I. Feltman

Margaret McCarron's headshot

Margaret McCarron

Kennie Turner's headshot

Kennie Turner

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