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It Pays to Advertise(1931)
Status: Released
Date: 1931-02-18
47%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 3m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: It Pays to Advertise
Top 10 Billed Cast
Norman Foster
Rodney Martin
Carole Lombard
Mary Grayson
Eugene Pallette
Cyrus Martin
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Ambrose Peale
Louise Brooks
Thelma Temple
Lucien Littlefield
Adams
Judith Wood
Countess de Beaurien (as Helen Johnson)
Morgan Wallace
L.R. McChesney
Tom Kennedy
Perkins
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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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1931-02-18
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