The Go Getter (1937)

Billy Austin served on the crew of the USN airship Macon until it crashed at sea during a storm. In the hospital, the captain has given him a watch with the motto of the crew 'It Shall Be ... See full summary »

Director:

Busby Berkeley

Writers:

Peter B. Kyne (story), Delmer Daves (screenplay)

Stars:

George Brent, Anita Louise, Charles Winninger

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Brent	...	William 'Bill' Austin
Anita Louise	...	Margaret Ricks
Charles Winninger	...	Captain 'Cappy' Ricks
John Eldredge	...	Lloyd Skinner
Henry O'Neill	...	Macon Commander Tisdale
Joseph Crehan	...	Karl Stone
Gordon Oliver	...	Mr. John Luce
Eddie Acuff	...	Bob Blair
Willard Robertson	...	Matt Peasely
Pierre Watkin	...	Mr. J. Browne #2
Joan Valerie	...	Skinner's Secretary (as Helen Valkis)
Herbert Rawlinson	...	Lester Roberts
Helen Lowell	...	Mr. Luce's Mother
Harry Beresford	...	M. M. Barker
Minerva Urecal	...	Cappy Ricks' Secretary

Storyline

Billy Austin served on the crew of the USN airship Macon until it crashed at sea during a storm. In the hospital, the captain has given him a watch with the motto of the crew 'It Shall Be Done' inscribed on it. He was discharge from the Navy after losing one leg to the crash and now needs a job. As he knows lumber, he applies at the Rick's Lumbering Co. and persists by seeing both vice presidents and then Mr. Ricks. The President does hire him and his job is to sell the wood no one wants to buy. Austin thrives and becomes the star salesman of the company. He has also met the daughter of the President and intends to marry.

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Plot Keywords:

salesman | watch | storm | father daughter relationship | engagement | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 May 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Il nemico dell'impossibile

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cosmopolitan Productions, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows The Go-Getter (1923)

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Soundtracks

"It Shall Be Done"
(uncredited)
Music by M.K. Jerome
Lyrics by Jack Scholl
Possibly played as background music

User Reviews

A charming comedy about an unstoppable salesman.

Sadly, this is the kind of movie that Hollywood has forgotten how to make. It's filled with quirky character bits and plot reversals. Briefly, George Brent plays an earnest and unstoppable salesman working for an incendiary boss, and in love with the boss's daughter. I've worked with salesman like this before. They'll go to insane lengths to get the job done. It was fun to see one portrayed on the screen. This was the kind of movie that Hollywood once made that made the public fall in love them. Regrettably, if you want to see this sort of movie now, don't bother going to the local megaplex. Stay home and check out Turner Classic Movies. I'll take a dozen showings of THE GO-GETTER over a single $100,000,000 effects-jammed swollen monstrosity any day. The only special effects that I really want are great writing and great acting. THE GO-GETTER has both.