''Get That Man'' is a 1935 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Spencer Gordon Bennet Spencer Gordon Bennet (January 5, 1893 – October 8, 1987) was an American film producer and director. Known as the "King of Serial Directors", he directed more film serials than any other director. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Benne ...

, from a screenplay by

Betty Burbridge Elizabeth Burbridge (December 7, 1895 – September 19, 1987) was an American screenwriter and actress, best known for her Western screenplays. Biography Elizabeth Burbridge was born in San Diego, California on December 7, 1895, the grandd ...

. It stars

Wallace Ford Wallace Ford (born Samuel Grundy Jones; 12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American vaudevillian, stage performer and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-face ...

as Jack Kirkland, a taxi driver who discovers he closely resembles of a murdered heir to a fortune. Ford also plays the murdered heir, John Prescott. Due to a failure to renew copyright, it is now in the

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Cast

as Jack Kirkland/John Prescott *Finis Barton as Diane Prescott *E. Alyn Warren as Jay Malone *

Leon Ames Leon Ames (born Harry L. Wycoff;U.S. Federal Census for 1910 for Fowler, Center Township, Benton County, State of Indiana, access via Ancestry.com January 20, 1902 – October 12, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He is best rememb ...

as Don Malone *

Lillian Miles Lillian Miles (August 1, 1907 – February 27, 1972) was an American actress in several films in the 1930s. Biography Miles was born in 1907 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Aside from singing and performing in the celebrated 'Continental' musical number in ...

as Fay Prescott *Laura Treadwell as Mrs. Prescott *William Humphries as Mr. Brownlee *

Johnstone White Johnstone ( sco, Johnstoun,
gd, Baile Iain) is a town ...

as Mr. Joyce

Release

Originally released on July 11, 1935, ''Get That Man'' appears regularly on many public domain DVD compilations. It was released as a standalone disc on July 26, 2011 by

Alpha Video Alpha Video (also known as Alpha Home Entertainment) is an entertainment company, based near Philadelphia, that specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of public domain movies and TV shows on DVD. Alpha Video releases approximately 30 ne ...

.DVD: Get That Man - Alpha Video
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Reception

Hal Erickson graded ''Get That Man'' with two out of five stars.Get That Man, at AllRovi.
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References

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* * * 1935 films 1935 drama films American drama films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films Mayfair Pictures films Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub