''Go Get 'Em Hutch'' is a 1922 American
drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...
film serial
A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, ge ...
directed by
George B. Seitz
George Brackett Seitz (January 3, 1888 – July 8, 1944) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film actor and director. He was known for his screenplays for action serials, such as '' The Perils of Pauline'' (1914) and ''The Exploits of ...
. The story concerns a crooked lawyer who is the head of a crime syndicate. He seeks to prevent the operation of the ships owned by the heroine, played by Marguerite Clayton. Hutch, the title character played by Charles Hutchison, comes to her rescue.
The film is presumed to be
lost however all or parts are listed as being held at Gosfilmofond, the National Film Foundation of the Russian Federation.
Plot
As described in a
film magazine
Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines whi ...
,
the theme centers around Hutch McClellund (Hutchison), owner of McClellund Shipping Industries, who forms a partnership with Dariel Bainbridge (Clayton), who has inherited her father's shipbuilding business. Hilton Lennox (Neill) and Fay Vallon (Shepard) are unscrupulous plotters who aim to prevent Hutch from getting his ships out to sea with their cargoes. These obstacles allow Hutch numerous opportunities for spectacular stunts.
Cast
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Charles Hutchison
Charles Hutchison (December 3, 1879 – May 30, 1949) was an American film actor, film director, director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1914 and 1944. He also directed 33 films between 1915 and 1938. Though he ...
as Hutch McClellund
*
Marguerite Clayton
Marguerite Clayton (born Margaret Fitzgerald; April 12, 1891 – December 20, 1968) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 170 films between 1909 and 1928, many of which were westerns with Broncho Billy Anderson ...
as Dariel Bainbridge
*
Richard Neill
Richard Renchaw Neill Jr. (November 12, 1875 – April 8, 1970) was an American actor and screenwriter who worked in both the silent and sound eras. He performed in more than 200 films from 1910 to 1959, and during the early part of his lon ...
as Hilton Lennox
*
Frank Hagney
Frank Sidney Hagney (20 March 1884 – 25 June 1973) was an Australian actor. He is known for his work on '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), '' Ride Him, Cowboy'' (1932) and '' The Sea Beast'' (1926).
Early life and career
Born in Sydney, ...
* Pearl Shepard as Fay Vallon
* Joe Cuny
* Cecile Bonnel
Chapter titles
# Chained to the Anchor
# The Falling Wall
# The Runaway Car
# The Crushing Menace
# Shot into Space
# Under the Avalanche
# On Danger's Highway
# The Broken Life Line
# Under the Cauldron
# The Edge of the Roof
# The Air-Line Route
# Between the Rails
# Under the Ice
# In the Doorway of Death
# Ten Minutes to Live
See also
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List of film serials
A list of film serials by year of release.
1910s
1920s
1930s
(Film prints exist unless noted otherwise)
1940s
1950s
See also
* Serial (film)
* List of film serials by studio
References
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List of film serials by studio
This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios.
The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are considered ...
References
External links
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Advertisementin ''Motion Picture News'' Vol 25 No. 17 (April 15, 1922) at
Internet Archive
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1922 films
1922 drama films
1922 lost films
1920s action drama films
American action drama films
American silent serial films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by George B. Seitz
Lost action drama films
Lost American action films
Lost American drama films
1920s American films
Silent American drama films
Silent action drama films
Lost silent American films
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