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  • It Pays to Advertise (1931)
  • 63 min | Comedy, Romance
It Pays to Advertise (1931)
63 min | Comedy, Romance

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 ...See moreTo 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. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com See less
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Director
Writers
Ethel Doherty (adaptation) | Walter C. Hackett (play) | Arthur Kober (adaptation) | Roi Cooper Megrue (play)
Cinematographer
Archie Stout (as Archie J. Stout)
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Updated Feb 19, 1931

Release date
Feb 19, 1931 (United States)

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Cast

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17 cast members
Name Known for
Norman Foster
Rodney Martin Rodney Martin   See fewer
Carole Lombard
Mary Grayson Mary Grayson   See fewer
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Ambrose Peale Ambrose Peale   See fewer
Eugene Pallette
Cyrus Martin Cyrus Martin   See fewer
Judith Wood
Countess de Beaurien (as Helen Johnson) Countess de Beaurien (as Helen Johnson)   See fewer
Louise Brooks
Thelma Temple Thelma Temple   See fewer
Morgan Wallace
L.R. McChesney L.R. McChesney   See fewer
Tom Kennedy
Perkins Perkins   See fewer
Marcia Manners
Miss Burke Miss Burke   See fewer
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan) Office Boy (as Junior Coghlan)   See fewer
John Howell
Johnson Johnson   See fewer
John Sinclair
Window Cleaner Window Cleaner   See fewer
Mischa Auer
Man Putting Sign on Car (uncredited) Man Putting Sign on Car (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
James P. Burtis
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Tuttle
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
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