The Go-Getter (1956 film)

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The Go-Getter
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Directed by Leigh Jason
Leslie Goodwins
Written by Earl Baldwin
Charles Maxwell
Produced by Charles Maxwell
Starring Hank McCune
Hanley Stafford
Beverly Garland
CinematographyCharles Straumer
Edited by Frank Sullivan
Music byBob Walters
Production
company
Pacific Coast Pictures
Distributed byGlobe Releasing Corporation
British Lion (UK)
Release date
  • 1956 (1956)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

The Go-Getter is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and Leslie Goodwins and starring Hank McCune, Hanley Stafford and Beverly Garland. [1]

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