Go Get 'Em Hutch

1922 film

April 9, 1922 (1922-04-09)

Running time

15 episodesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (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

Charles Hutchison as Hutch McClellund
Marguerite Clayton as Dariel Bainbridge
Richard Neill as Hilton Lennox
Frank Hagney
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

References

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