It Pays to Advertise (1931)
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To prove his thesis that any product--even one that doesn't exist--can be merchandized if it is advertised properly, a young man gets together with his father's savvy secretary to market a non-existent laundry soap. Complications ensue when his "product" turns out to be more successful than even he imagined--and now he has to deliver.
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Norman FosterRodney Martin
Carole LombardMary Grayson
Eugene PalletteCyrus Martin
Richard 'Skeets' GallagherAmbrose Peale
Louise BrooksThelma Temple
Lucien LittlefieldAdams
Judith WoodCountess de Beaurien (as Helen Johnson)
Morgan WallaceL.R. McChesney
Tom KennedyPerkinsMarcia MannersMiss Burke
Frank Coghlan Jr.Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)John HowellJohnsonKeywords
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To prove his thesis that any product--even one that doesn't exist--can be merchandized if it is advertised properly, a young man gets together with his father's savvy secretary to market a non-existent laundry soap. Complications ensue when his "product" turns out to be more successful than even he imagined--and now he has to deliver.
How long is It Pays to Advertise?
It Pays to Advertise has a runtime of 63 minutes.