Star Spangled Salesman is a 1968

1968 in film

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 short film produced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to promote the sale of Savings Bonds.

The film, directed by Norman Maurer

Norman Maurer

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, stars Howard Morris

Howard Morris

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 as a movie studio clerk who is assigned to get his colleagues interested in enrolling a payroll plan that is tied to the purchase of savings bonds.

The film included guest appearances by Milton Berle

Milton Berle

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, Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

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, The Three Stooges, Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner

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, Jack Webb

Jack Webb

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, Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

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, Tim Conway

Tim Conway

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, Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson

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, and Hogan's Heroes

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stars Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

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 and John Banner

John Banner

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