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  • It Pays to Advertise (1919)
  • 50 min | Comedy
It Pays to Advertise (1919)
50 min | Comedy

Wealthy Cyrus Martin, known as "the soap king," cannot induce his pleasure-seeking son Rodney to work, he arranges for his pretty stenographer, Mary Grayson, to attract Rodney so that he will have to work to be able to court her. When Mary...See moreWealthy Cyrus Martin, known as "the soap king," cannot induce his pleasure-seeking son Rodney to work, he arranges for his pretty stenographer, Mary Grayson, to attract Rodney so that he will have to work to be able to court her. When Mary and Rodney fall in love and decide to marry, however, Cyrus angrily disinherits Rodney. With Mary and Ambrose Peale, a theatrical agent, Rodney opens a business and begins to advertise without a product. After he buys his father's soap and successfully packages it with his own label, Cyrus tries to buy out the company for $50,000, but he cancels the deal when he discovers that the soap came from his own factories. Meanwhile, Rodney, not knowing of the cancellation, has written a $25,000 check. To protect him, Cyrus secretly has a Marshall Field department store representative give Rodney a phony order, but when the soap sells well because of Rodney's advertising, and the store places more orders, Cyrus deals with Rodney, who now marries Mary. Written by Pamela Short See less
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Director
Writers
Roi Cooper Megrue (play) | Walter C. Hackett (play) | Elmer Harris (scenario)
Cinematographer
Charles Edgar Schoenbaum (as C. Edgar Schoenbaum)
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Updated Nov 23, 1919

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Nov 23, 1919 (United States)

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7 cast members
Name Known for
Bryant Washburn
Rodney Martin Rodney Martin   See fewer
Lois Wilson
Mary Grayson Mary Grayson   See fewer
Frank Currier
Cyrus Martin Cyrus Martin   See fewer
Walter Hiers
Ambrose Peale Ambrose Peale   See fewer
Clarence Geldert
House Manager (as Clarence Geldart) House Manager (as Clarence Geldart)   See fewer
Julia Faye
Countess de Beaurien Countess de Beaurien   See fewer
Guy Oliver
McChesney McChesney   See fewer
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