A Yankee Go Getter

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A Yankee Go-Getter
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Directed by Duke Worne
Written byClifford Howard (story)
Burke Jenkins (story)
Produced by Ben F. Wilson
Starring Neva Gerber
Cinematography King D. Gray
Production
company
Berwilla Film Corporation
Distributed by Arrow Film Corporation
Release date
  • July 1921 (1921-07)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

A Yankee Go-Getter is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Neva Gerber. [1]

Contents

The film is preserved at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation. [2] [3]

Plot

Cast

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: A Yankee Go-Getter
  2. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: A Yankee Go-Getter
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 213, c.1978 by The American Film Institute