It Pays to Advertise

• Director: Donald Crisp
• Release Year: 1919
• Country: US

Plot

Like many films of its era, It Pays to Advertise was based on a Broadway stage play. It showcased the talents of Bryant Washburn, a breezy, cheerful actor who never quite got what he deserved in pictures. Here he is Rodney Martin, the son of a soap magnate (Frank Currier). After realizing the fortune he's spent on his son's college education, Mr. Martin encourages the brash and callow Rodney to get to work. Encouraged by the love of a girl (Lois Wilson), and helped out by press-agent Ambrose Peale (Walter Hiers), Rodney does eventually make good. The film was remade once, in 1931. ~ Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide

Cast

Lois Wilson; Bryant Washburn

Credit

Donald Crisp - Director, Elmer Harris - Screenwriter