Try and Get It

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.^[1]

Try and Get It
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Directed by	Cullen Tate
Written by	Jules Furthman Eugene P. Lyle Jr.
Produced by	Samuel Bischoff
Starring	Bryant Washburn Billie Dove Edward Everett Horton
Production company	Samuel V. Grand
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	March 9, 1924 (1924-03-09)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] 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

• 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.^[3]