1944 Otto Preminger murder mystery movie
Laura starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. Young graphic designer aspiring to marketing advertising is pleading with a stoic product review critic to sign an graphic ad she designed for a Wallace fountain pen and willing to pay him a $5,000. fee for his endorsement. That is about $83,000. in today's money. There was only a quick glimpse of the broadside ad of the Wallace fountain pen she produced, the layout and design typical of the Parker 51 design.
It's only a movie but think about it, this movie is revealing that in 1944 someone was desperate enough to offer a huge sum of $5,000. just to endorse a fountain pen advertisement.
In 1944 the movie business probably did not exercise much due diligence, as there actually was a Wallace fountain pen in 1928, made by Inkograph Pen Co., the Wallace had a traditional fountain pen nib and was a Celanese Plastic Co. material.
TV today is a "vast wasteland", I must prefer to watch those good old Turner classic movies even from 100 years ago have relevant and important messages that are overlooked today.