''Try and Get It'' is a 1924 American silent

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directed by Cullen Tate and starring

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, Billie Dove, and Edward Everett Horton.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Larry Donovan, owner of a printing business, tells his credit manager Joe Merrill that if he cannot collect a seven-year-old bill for $25.11 against Tim Perrin in a week, he is through. Donovan also tells Glenn Collins that if he does not get Perrin's account within a week, he is through, too. Both young men are thrown out of Perrin's cement yard. Joe goes to a modiste shop owned by Perrin, ready to park there until he receives payment. He makes various attempts to see Perrin, who finally beats him up and wrecks the shop. When Merrill wins the love of Perrin's daughter and, with her connivance, finally secures the payment of the bill, Perrin capitulates and offers him a job.

Cast

Preservation

A print of ''Try and Get It'' is held in the

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References

Bibliography

* Monaco, James. ''The Encyclopedia of Film''. Perigee Books, 1991.

External links

* * 1924 films 1924 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Cullen Tate Producers Distributing Corporation films 1920s American films {{Silent-film-stub