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It Pays to Advertise

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It Pays to Advertise

4.9

1h 3m

1931

Synopsis

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.

Director

Frank Tuttle

Comedy

pre-code

Cast & Crew

Norman Foster

Norman Foster

as Rodney Martin

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

as Mary Grayson

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

as Cyrus Martin

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

as Ambrose Peale

Louise Brooks

Louise Brooks

as Thelma Temple

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

as Adams

Judith Wood

Judith Wood

as Countess de Beaurien (as Helen Johnson)

Morgan Wallace

Morgan Wallace

as L.R. McChesney

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

as Perkins

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