Norman Foster
Rodney Martin
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63 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. It Pays to Advertise is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film, based on the play of the same name by Roi Cooper Megrue and Walter C. Hackett, starring Norman Foster and Carole Lombard, and directed by Frank Tuttle. [1]
Cyrus reveals his agreement with Mary to Rodney, who, aware that she paid off his bill to McChesney with her own money, realizes that now Mary loves him sincerely. Cyrus buys the business and proceeds to lecture Adams on Ambrose Peale's philosophy of advertising.
- Frank Tuttle
- Norman Foster
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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 ...
- Frank Tuttle
- Paramount
If I see stupidity or unoriginality, I can't get into it. In "It Pays to Advertise" a soap mogul named Cyrus Martin (Eugene Pallette) paid his secretary, Mary Grayson (Carole Lombard), $5000 to make his son, Rodney (Norman Foster), fall in love with her and make him work.
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.
