It Pays to Advertise!

It Pays to Advertise!

It Pays to Advertise!

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It Pays to Advertise!

1936

1h 16m

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Comedy

Overview

Mr. Miller is the CEO of a big soap company whose son Henry like to spend his father's money but isn't interesting in working. Henry's laziness makes Mr. Miller upset and stressed out, so he assigns his young secretary (who the son also is in love with) to figure out a way to make Henry work and she will get 10,000 crowns ($1000). But things doesn't really to turn out the way Mr. Miller imagined.

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Production Companies

Fribergs Filmbyrå AB

Cast & Crew

25 members

Acting

Thor Modéen

Miller

Thor Modéen

Acting

Håkan Westergren

Henry Miller

Håkan Westergren

Acting

Åke Söderblom

Ambrosius Bergman

Åke Söderblom

Acting

Birgit Tengroth

Mary Lind, secretary

Birgit Tengroth

Acting

Valdemar Dalquist

Oskar Fagerberg

Valdemar Dalquist

Acting

Anders Henrikson

Adolf Fagerberg

Anders Henrikson

Acting

Eric Abrahamsson

Karlsson

Eric Abrahamsson

Acting

Ruth Stevens

Eva Zander

Ruth Stevens

Acting

Hjördis Petterson

Unknown Role

Hjördis Petterson

Acting

Eric Gustafson

Unknown Role

Eric Gustafson

Acting

Ka Nerell

Unknown Role

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Sven-Eric Gamble

Unknown Role

Sven-Eric Gamble

Acting

Arnold Sjöstrand

Unknown Role

Arnold Sjöstrand

Acting

Hartwig Fock

Unknown Role

Hartwig Fock

Acting

Ingrid Luterkort

Unknown Role

Ingrid Luterkort

Acting

Margit Tirkkonen

Unknown Role

No Image

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Sonja Claesson

Unknown Role

No Image

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Jullan Jonsson

Unknown Role

Jullan Jonsson

Acting

Oscar Åberg

Unknown Role

Oscar Åberg

Acting

Jean Claesson

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Wictor Hagman

Unknown Role

Wictor Hagman

Acting

Carl Harald

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Börje Nilsson

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Siri Olson

Unknown Role

Siri Olson

Acting

Mary Hjelte

Unknown Role

Mary Hjelte

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