It Pays to Advertise(1931)
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.
Movie: It Pays to Advertise
Top 10 Billed Cast
Rodney Martin
Mary Grayson
Cyrus Martin
Ambrose Peale
Thelma Temple
Adams
Countess de Beaurien (as Helen Johnson)
L.R. McChesney
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