The Go-Getter (1937)
Overview
A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.876 |
Directed By
Busby Berkeley
Crew
Delmer Daves
Peter B. Kyne
Busby Berkeley
Jack L. Warner
Hugh Reticker
Arthur Edeson
William Holmes
Hal B. Wallis
Samuel Bischoff
Orry-Kelly
Leo F. Forbstein
Bernhard Kaun
Russell Saunders
TOP CAST
George Brent
Bill Austin
Anita Louise
Margaret Ricks
Charles Winninger
Cappy Ricks
John Eldredge
Lloyd Skinner
Henry O'Neill
Commander Tisdale
Joseph Crehan
Karl Stone
Gordon Oliver
Luce
Eddie Acuff
Bob Blair
Willard Robertson
Matt Peasely
Pierre Watkin
Browne
Joan Valerie
Skinner's secretary
Herbert Rawlinson
Lester
Helen Lowell
Mrs. Luce
Harry Beresford
M. M. Barker
Minerva Urecal
Cappy Ricks 'secretary
Mary Treen
Mrs. Blair
Don Barclay
J. Browne #1 (uncredited)
John Butler
Ship Officer (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
First man in employment line (uncredited)
George Chandler
Business card printer (uncredited)
Davison Clark
Ship captain Tuttle (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Thomas - the second butler (uncredited)
Hal Craig
Ship radioman (uncredited)
Harry Depp
J. Brown #3 (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Maizie-the maid (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Officer on the Macon (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Country club man #2 (uncredited)
Harry Fox
Man (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Police officer Riley (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
J. Brown #1 (uncredited)
John Harron
Country club man #1 (uncredited)
Al Herman
Man saying "$5 He maries the girl" (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Speedboat operator (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr.
Macon Navigation officer (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Policeman (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Ship line clerk (uncredited)
Etta McDaniel
Wife of Mr. J. Brown #2 (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Sailor on the Macon (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Rick's radio man (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Admiral (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Man on streetcar (uncredited)
George H. Reed
Butler for J. Browne #2 (uncredited)
Craig Reynolds
Sailor on the Macon (uncredited)
Sam Rice
Mr. Simmons - Guest of J. Browne #2 (uncredited)
Archie Robbins
Information clerk (uncredited)
Adrian Rosley
Fish vendor (uncredited)
Virginia Sale
Servant of J. Browne #2 (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Lumberyard foreman (uncredited)
John Shelton
Airport radio operator (uncredited)
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