Traveling Saleslady
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| Directed by | Ray Enright |
| Produced by | Samuel Bischoff |
| Screenplay by |
F. Hugh Herbert Manuel Seff Benny Rubin |
| Story by | Frank Howard Clark |
| Starring |
Joan Blondell Glenda Farrell |
| Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | Owen Marks |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Traveling Saleslady is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright. The film stars Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell and was released by Warner Bros. on March 28, 1935. This is one of five movies by Warner Bros. where Farrell and Blondell were paired as two blonde bombshell. The other films include: Havana Widows (1933), Kansas City Princess (1934), We're in the Money (1935) and Miss Pacific Fleet (1935). Actress Joan Blondell was married to the film's cinematography George Barnes at the time of filming.
Angela Twitchell (Joan Blondell) daughter of Rufus Twitchell (Grant Mitchell) the founder of Twitchell's Toothpaste wants to work for her father's New York company. But her father is convinced that women have no place in the business. Rufus is losing sales to rival company own by Schmidts (Al Shean). But Rufus is too stubborn to listen to any new ideas or mount a new advertising campaign. Angela tries to help her father by bringing an idea for a cocktail flavored toothpaste and when he refuses to listen, she takes the idea to Schmidt. Schmidt loves the idea and hires her under an assumed name to sell the product. Angela first customer Claudette (Glenda Farrell) the head of a chain of pharmacy is committed to Twitchell's company, because she is in love with the company's salesman Pat O'Connor (William Gargan).
On the road, Angela plans to outsell Pat. When she suspects that pat is taking an early train in order to make a sale on board the train, she boards the train and beats him to the customer. However, Pat and Angela falls in love, but Pat still does not know Angela's true identity. Back in New York, Pat and Rufus plan their strategy for the upcoming Chicago pharmacy's convention, but once again, Angela uses every tactic to steal sales away from Twitchell's company. Pat accuses her of unethical behavior and refuses to see her again. Rufus and Schmidt discuss a merger, but plans are stalled until Angela reminds them that she owns the rights to Cocktail Toothpaste and will only turn them over to a merged company. late, Angela makes up with Pat.
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