PG | 1h 30 min | Drama, Biopic | 2002
In 1868, J.R. Watkins bought the manufacturing rights to a liniment, then started making it in the kitchen of his home in Minnesota. Soon he built a thriving multi-product business in the United States and Canada, on the back of an army of door-to-door salesmen.
In 1955, Bill Porter joined the Watkins Company and went on to become, at one time, its top seller in all of Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and California. For over 40 years, he sold its detergents, soaps, and fabric-softeners. He was its only door-to-door salesman, even when the company had as many as 44,000 salespeople using more contemporary, phone or online, selling platforms….