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"The best seller and the world."

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.

Top 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

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.

Rating

7.2 / 10
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1 Popular

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