Go Get 'Em Hutch

Go Get 'Em Hutch
Drawing to advertise the film in a contemporary newspaper
Directed byGeorge B. Seitz
Written byFrank Leon Smith
Produced byGeorge B. Seitz
StarringCharles Hutchison
Marguerite Clayton
Production
company
George B. Seitz Productions
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • April 9, 1922 (1922-04-09)
Running time
15 episodes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Go Get 'Em Hutch is a 1922 American drama film serial directed by George B. Seitz.[1] 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.[2] Hutch, the title character played by Charles Hutchison, comes to her rescue.[3][4]

The film is presumed to be lost[5] however all or parts are listed as being held at Gosfilmofond, the National Film Foundation of the Russian Federation.[citation needed]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[6] 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

Chapter titles

  1. Chained to the Anchor
  2. The Falling Wall
  3. The Runaway Car
  4. The Crushing Menace
  5. Shot into Space
  6. Under the Avalanche
  7. On Danger's Highway
  8. The Broken Life Line
  9. Under the Cauldron
  10. The Edge of the Roof
  11. The Air-Line Route
  12. Between the Rails
  13. Under the Ice
  14. In the Doorway of Death
  15. Ten Minutes to Live

See also

References

  1. ^ Advance poster Motion Picture News Vol 25 No. 10 (February 25, 1922)
  2. ^ Plot summary Exhibitors Herald Vol 14 No. 19:60 (May 6, 1922)
  3. ^ Lahue, Kalton C. (1964). Continued Next Week: A History of the Moving Picture Serial. University of Oklahoma Press.
  4. ^ Rainey, Buck (1999). Serials and Series, a World Filmography, 1912-1956. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0786404490.
  5. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Go Get 'Em Hutch". silentera.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Reviews: Go Get 'Em Hutch". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (19). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 60. May 6, 1922.
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