''Go and Get It'' is a 1920 American silent comedy-drama

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directed by

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and Henry Roberts Symonds and written by Marion Fairfax. The film stars Pat O'Malley,

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and

Agnes Ayres Agnes Ayres (born Agnes Henkel; April 4, 1896 – December 25, 1940) was an American actress who rose to fame during the silent film era. She was known for her role as Lady Diana Mayo in '' The Sheik'' opposite Rudolph Valentino. Career Ayres b ...

. The cinematographer was David Kesson. The film was released on July 18, 1920 by First National Exhibitors' Circuit. Actor

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(a former professional wrestler) played Ferry, the Ape Creature, in the film. He later went on to play the ape-man in the 1925

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'', which was also written by Marion Fairfax and starred

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's actor brother

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Plot

Helen Allen (Agnes Ayres) inherits her deceased father's newspaper, but someone is trying to sabotage the business. She gets a job at the company under a false name, so that she can detect exactly who is trying to ruin her. She winds up instead investigating a number of gruesome murders with the help of a reporter named Kirk Connelly (Pat O'Malley). One of the victims was a scientist named Dr. Ord (Noah Beery). Helen learns that Dr. Ord had been involved in an experiment in which he transplanted the brain of a criminal into the body of a gorilla. The beast turned on him and then went on a killing spree, hunting down and murdering all of his old enemies. In the end, Helen also finds out who it was who was trying to ruin her newspaper.

Cast

*Pat O'Malley as Kirk Connelly *

as Dinty *

as Helen Allen * J. Barney Sherry as 'Shut the Door' Gordon *

Charles Hill Mailes Charles Hill Mailes (25 May 1870 – 17 February 1937) was a Canadian actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1870, Mailes appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935. He married the actress Claire McDowell ...

as J.L. Rich *

as Dr. Ord *

as Ferry the ape creature * Walter Long as Jim Hogan *

Lydia Yeamans Titus Lydia Yeamans Titus (12 December 1857 – 30 December 1929) was an Australian-born American singer, dancer, comedienne, and actress who had a lengthy career in vaudeville and cinema. She was remembered on stage for her ''Baby-Talk'' act and a ...

as Lilly Doody * George Dromgold as Thomas Hickson * Edward Cooper as W.W. Crocker * Charles West as Slim Hogan *Samuel G. Blythe *Myles Lasker *Ring Lardner * Irvin S. Cobb *

Arthur Brisbane Arthur Brisbane (December 12, 1864 – December 25, 1936) was one of the best known American newspaper editors of the 20th century as well as a real estate investor. He was also a speech writer, orator, and public relations professional who coach ...

*Robert Edgren *Fred L. Wilson

Preservation

The film was considered a

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for decades. A print was discovered at the Cineteca Italiana film archive in Italy.The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Go and Get It''
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* 1920 films 1920s mystery comedy-drama films American mystery comedy-drama films First National Pictures films American black-and-white films American silent feature films 1920s rediscovered films Rediscovered American films Films directed by Marshall Neilan 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent mystery films Silent American comedy-drama films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub