Try and Get It
{{short description|1924 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Try and Get It
| image = Try and Get It (1924) - 1.jpg
| caption = Advertisement
| director = Cullen Tate
| producer = Samuel Bischoff
| writer = Jules Furthman
Eugene P. Lyle Jr.
| narrator =
| starring = Bryant Washburn
Billie Dove
Edward Everett Horton
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Samuel V. Grand
| distributor = Producers Distributing Corporation
| released = {{film date|1924|3|9}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Try and Get It is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Cullen Tate and starring Bryant Washburn, Billie Dove, and Edward Everett Horton.Monaco p. 208
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{cite journal |last=Simmons |first=Michael L. |title=Box Office Reviews: Try and Get It |journal=Exhibitors Trade Review |volume= |issue= |pages=22 |publisher=Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation |date=19 April 1924 |location=New York |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibi00newy/page/n501/mode/1up |accessdate=10 November 2022}} {{Source-attribution}} 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
{{Cast listing|
- Bryant Washburn as Joseph Merrill
- Billie Dove as Rhoda Perrin
- Edward Everett Horton as Glenn Collins
- Joseph Kilgour as Larry Donovan
- Lionel Belmore as Timothy Perrin
- Rose Dione as Madame Florio
- Hazel Deane as Telephone Operator
- Carl Stockdale as Bookkeeper
}}
Preservation
A print of Try and Get It is held in the Library of Congress collection.[http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2297/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Try and Get It]
References
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Bibliography
- Monaco, James. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.
External links
{{commons category|Try and Get It}}
- {{IMDb title|0015439}}
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Category:1920s English-language films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:English-language comedy films
Category:Films directed by Cullen Tate
Category:Films produced by Samuel Bischoff
Category:Films with screenplays by Jules Furthman
Category:Producers Distributing Corporation films
Category:Silent American comedy films
Category:Surviving American silent films
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