''Go-Get-'Em, Haines'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by

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's last non-

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role.

Plot

Ace reporter Steve Haines is on the trail of Edward Baldwin, the former head of a public utilities company that has bankrupted and defrauded its investors out of their life savings. Haines trails Baldwin to an ocean liner where he is planning to flee to Europe. During the voyage Haines is impressed by the company on the ship, including a famous actor and his singing daughter and a gangster. Haines organises a

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to entertain the passengers using his new acquaintances and convinces Baldwin to take a role playing a man who is murdered. Prior to going on the stage the fake revolver is replaced with a real one.

Production

The film was shot on an actual liner travelling from Los Angeles to Panama.http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/492453/Go-Get-Em-Haines/notes.html Famed in his Western role of

, Bill Boyd appeared in three 1936 films of non Western genre for Winchester Productions all produced by George A. Hirliman, directed by Sam Newfield, and released by

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. The other films were

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and

Federal Agent ''Federal Agent'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Barry Barringer. The film stars William Boyd, Irene Ware, Don Alvarado, Lenita Lane, George Cooper and Charles A. Browne. The film was released on April 1 ...

Cast

as Steve Haines * Sheila Terry as Jane Kent *

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as Gloria Palmer *

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as Ship Captain Ward *

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as Tony Marchetti *

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as Reggie Parks *

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as Henry Kent *

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as John Graham, posing as Frank Marion *

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as Lindner, the Steward

Soundtrack

*Eleanor Hunt - "Oh Willie, Oh Willie, Come Back" (Written by

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and Sam Perry) *Eleanor Hunt - "I'm So Sorry We Ever Met" (Written by

and Sam Perry)

Availability

''Go-Get-'Em, Haines'' is now in the public domain. It is available from Alpha Video on a double-bill with ''

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''. The film can also be viewed and downloaded for free via the

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Notes

External links

* * 1936 films 1930s mystery films American mystery films American black-and-white films Films set on ships Republic Pictures films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Sam Newfield 1930s American films {{1930s-US-film-stub