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The Hucksters Vic Norman is an advertising executive, a snappily suited huckster who dreams up ways of singing his clients’ praises and selling their wares. 159 IMDb 6.7 1 h 55 min 1947
The original meaning of huckster is a person who sells small articles, either door-to-door or from a stall or small store, like a peddler or hawker. The term probably derives from the Middle English hucc, meaning "to haggle". [1] The word was in use circa 1200 as " huccsteress ". During the medieval period, the word assumed the feminine word ...
What an unexpected pleasure. Ostensibly a humorous satire about the superficial world of advertising - but harbouring a chocolatey core filled with the gooey exploration of ego, love, success and dignity - 'The Hucksters' follows recently-discharged (in the closing days of the Second World War) Vic Norman as he moves from army radio work back into the world of advertising.
THE MAD HAT HUCKSTERS are a swing band from San Diego, playing the music of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Founded by swing dancer Morgan Day in 2015, this sextet finds their sound in the style of small combo jazz bands of the swing era, emulating greats like Fats Waler, Sydney Bechet, and Louis Armstrong.
The Hucksters is a 1947 American comedy drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable and Deborah Kerr, her debut in an American film. The supporting cast includes Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner, Keenan Wynn, and Edward Arnold. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The movie is based on the novel The Hucksters by Frederic Wakeman Sr., a skewering of the post ...
Frederic Wakeman's novel The Hucksters (1946) spent 35 weeks in the top stratum of The New York Times Fiction bestseller list, aided perhaps by its raunchy, racy controversy. Life magazine called the book "last year's best-selling travesty" and even Clark Gable, who would eventually star in its film adaptation, said "It's filthy and it isn't entertainment."
The Hucksters Directed by. Jack Conway. Cast & Crew. Show all (24) Jack Conway Director. Clark Gable Cast. Deborah Kerr Cast. Sydney Greenstreet Cast. Adolphe Menjou ...
