The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)

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1h 32min
Comedy, Western
29 Aug 1956 (USA)
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In the late 1800s, 2 east coast sales ladies decide to stop selling corsets and head West to sell barbed wire to Texas cowboys but they face opposition from big ranchers who fear that steel wire would hurt cattle.

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Writers:

Devery Freeman, Stephen Longstreet

Stars:

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In the late 1800s, 2 east coast sales ladies decide to stop selling corsets and head West to sell barbed wire to Texas cowboys but they face opposition from big ranchers who fear that steel wire would hurt cattle.

Still of Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing in The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)

Still of Ginger Rogers and Barry Nelson (I) in The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)

Still of Ginger Rogers in The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)

Still of Ginger Rogers, Carol Channing and Belle Mitchell (I) in The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)

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	Ginger Rogers	...	Miss Rose Gillray
	Barry Nelson	...	Charles Masters
	Carol Channing	...	Molly Wade
	David Brian	...	James Carter
	James Arness	...	Joel Kingdom
	Clint Eastwood	...	Lt. Jack Rice
	Robert F. Simon	...	Cal - Texas Rancher (as Robert Simon)
	Frank Wilcox	...	U.S. Marshal Duncan
	Dan White	...	Sheriff (as Daniel M. White)
	Harry Cheshire	...	Judge Benson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Abdullah Abbas	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Frank Baker	...	Cattleman (uncredited)
	George Baxter	...	George the Headwaiter at Muehlebach Hotel (uncredited)
	Danny Borzage	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Lovyss Bradley	...	Mrs. Bronson (uncredited)
	Paul Bradley	...	Cattleman at Desk (uncredited)
	George Brand	...	Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
	Chet Brandenburg	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Gilmore Bush	...	First Salesman (uncredited)
	Nora Bush	...	Mrs. Cobb (uncredited)
	Fred Carson	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Gordon Carveth	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Ed Cassidy	...	Theodore Roosevelt (uncredited)
	Albert Cavens	...	Cattleman at Desk (uncredited)
	Lane Chandler	...	Rancher (uncredited)
	Gertrude Chorre	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Tristram Coffin	...	Day Clerk at Muehlebach Hotel (uncredited)
	Cecil Combs	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	John V. Connors	...	Second Salesman (uncredited)
	Peter Croyden	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Roy Darmour	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Herbert Deans	...	Secretary (uncredited)
	Lester Dorr	...	Salesman (uncredited)
	John Eldredge	...	Greavy - Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
	Fred Essler	...	Martin Schlessinger (uncredited)
	Harry Evans	...	Dealer (uncredited)
	Julius Evans	...	Buyer (uncredited)
	Franklyn Farnum	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Stanley Farrar	...	Buyer (uncredited)
	William Fawcett	...	Old-Timer Townsman (uncredited)
	Adolph Faylauer	...	Cattleman (uncredited)
	Sam Finn	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Diner at Muehlebach Hotel (uncredited)
	Slim Gaut	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	John George	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Herman Hack	...	Cowhand / Juror (uncredited)
	Bill Hale	...	Sheriff's Deputy (uncredited)
	Silver Harr	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Sam Harris	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Jim Hayward	...	Sam - Livery Stableman (uncredited)
	Hans Herbert	...	Night Clerk at Muehlebach Hotel (uncredited)
	Robert Hinkle	...	Pete (uncredited)
	Earle Hodgins	...	Veterinarian (uncredited)
	Tex Holden	...	Cowhand (uncredited)
	Foster Hood	...	Indian (uncredited)
	Art Howard	...	Diner at Muehlebach Hotel (uncredited)
	Theron Jackson	...	Bellhop at Muehlebach Hotel (uncredited)
	Allen Jaffe	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Dick Johnstone	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Paul Keast	...	Salesman (uncredited)
	Colin Kenny	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Jack Kenny	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Anne Kunde	...	Mrs. Pruett (uncredited)
	Ethan Laidlaw	...	Juror (uncredited)
	Mike Lally	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Clarence Landry	...	Porter (uncredited)
	Kate Drain Lawson	...	Annie Peachpit (uncredited)
	Johnny Lee	...	Amos (uncredited)
	Pierce Lyden	...	Outlaw (uncredited)
	Casey MacGregor	...	Old-Timer (uncredited)
	Cactus Mack	...	Rancher (uncredited)
	Kathy Marlowe	...	Model (uncredited)
	Kermit Maynard	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Mathew McCue	...	Cattleman (uncredited)
	Charles McQuary	...	Cattleman (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	Assistant Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
	Janette Miller	...	Model (uncredited)
	Belle Mitchell	...	Emily (uncredited)
	King Mojave	...	Cigar Salesman (uncredited)
	Deacon Moor	...	Rancher (uncredited)
	Mike Morelli	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Ian Murray	...	Prince of Wales (uncredited)
	Tim Nelson	...	Cowhand (uncredited)
	Lynn Noe	...	Model (uncredited)
	Paul Palmer	...	Cowhand (uncredited)
	Hank Patterson	...	First Cowhand in Courtroom (uncredited)
	Jack Perry	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	'Snub' Pollard	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Paul Power	...	Gambler (uncredited)
	Bob Reeves	...	Cowhand (uncredited)
	John Rice	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Tony Roux	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Danny Sands	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Jeffrey Sayre	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Frank J. Scannell	...	Salesman (uncredited)
	Scott Seaton	...	Cattleman (uncredited)
	Lucile Sewall	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Clint Sharp	...	Cowhand (uncredited)
	Leslie Sketchley	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
	Cap Somers	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	James Stone	...	Rancher (uncredited)
	Brick Sullivan	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Hal Taggart	...	Gambling Croupier (uncredited)
	Charles Tannen	...	Buyer (uncredited)
	Arthur Tovey	...	Onlooker at Accident (uncredited)
	Blaine Turner	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Joan Tyler	...	Model (uncredited)
	Glen Walters	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
	Guy Way	...	Cowboy Carrying Calf into Court (uncredited)
	Chalky Williams	...	Joe Smith (uncredited)
	Hank Wise	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Britt Wood	...	Second Cowhand in Courtroom (uncredited)

Directed by

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Arthur Lubin

Written by

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Devery Freeman	...	(written by) and
Stephen Longstreet	...	(written by)

Produced by

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Arthur Lubin

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producer (produced by)

Music by

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Irving Gertz

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(music composed and conducted by)

Cinematography by

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William E. Snyder

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director of photography (as William Snyder)

Editorial Department

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Otto Ludwig

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supervising film editor

Art Direction by

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Albert S. D'Agostino

Set Decoration by

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Darrell Silvera

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(set decoration)

Costume Design by

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Edward Stevenson

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(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Larry Germain	...	hair stylist
Frank Westmore	...	make-up supervision

Production Management

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Eddie Donahoe

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production supervisor (as Edward Donahoe)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Richard Maybery	...	assistant director (as Richard Mayberry)
Ira Stewart	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Stanford Houghton	...	sound by (as S.G. Haughton)
Terry Kellum	...	sound by
Bert Schoenfeld	...	sound effects editor

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joan Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Irving Gertz

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conductor

Additional Crew

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Dorothy Davenport	...	dialogue supervisor (as Dorothy Reid)
Wayne Fitzgerald	...	title designer (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Arthur Lubin Productions (presented by)

Distributors

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RKO Radio Pictures (1956) (United States) (theatrical)
RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1956) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
RKO Radio Pictures (1956) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1956) (Australia) (theatrical)
RKO Radio Pictures (Belgium) (theatrical)
TF1 (1982) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F. of L.)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	At the turn of the century, Miss Rose Gillray (Ginger Rogers) and ex-showbiz friend Molly Wade (Carol Channing) get involved in selling steel. After they come unstuck with corsets, they embark on the even more hazardous project of selling barbed wire to highly suspicious Texas cowboys. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	musical-sequence courtroom courtroom-trial period-piece period-drama-comedy See All (44) »
Taglines	Please Don't Tell What Ginger Sells! It's Banned In Texas! See more »
Genres	Comedy Western
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Canada:PG (video rating) Japan:PG-12 (video rating) Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) Singapore:PG (video rating) United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:PG (tv rating) United States:Approved (MPAA rating) United States:TV-PG (TV Rating)

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Also Known As	La VRP de choc (France) La V.R.P. de choc (France) La primera vendedora ambulante (Spain) Первая путешествующая женщина-коммивояжер (Soviet Union, Russian title) Prima femeie comis-voiajoare (Romania) See more »
Runtime	92 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 (intended ratio) See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Filming Locations	Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Ginger Rogers and Carol Channing jokingly called this "Death of a Saleslady", claiming that it was a terrible picture. See more »
Goofs	Moving shadow of the boom microphone on the wall of the jail (upper right of the frame) with the two tied-up jailers after Rogers and Channing are sprung by Arness. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Howard's Way (1987). See more »
Soundtracks	The First Traveling Saleslady See more »
Crazy Credits	Opening credits prologue: 1897! America was feeling its strength and had come of age as a nation. The American Salesman was telling anyone who cared to listen that it was a man's world. The American woman agreed . . . . . and prepared to take it away from him. This is the story of the first traveling saleslady in America and HOW she got that way!! See more »
Quotes	Molly Wade: Pardon me, but, what is a Rough Rider? [Lt. Rice get's an application] Molly Wade: Don't be silly, I don't want to join. I can't even ride smooth. What's your name? Lt. Jack Rice, Roughrider: Jack Rice. Molly Wade: You're handsome. And brave too I'll bet. You like girls? Lt. Jack Rice, Roughrider: Yes, ma'am. Molly Wade: Well, I'm a girl. Lt. Jack Rice, Roughrider: [Grinning] You sure are. See more »

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