''Let 'Er Go Gallegher'' was a 1928 silent

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directed by

Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton Forsyth (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American director, screenwriter, and actor from the early silent days. Early life Elmer Clifton Forsyth was born in Toronto, Canada, to Cecil Carl Forsyth and Margaret Nicoll ...

and starring Frank Coghlan Jr.,

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and

Elinor Fair Elinor Virginia Martin (''née'' Crowe; December 21, 1903 – April 26, 1957), known professionally as Elinor Fair, was an American motion picture actress. Early years Elinor Virginia Crowe was born on December 21, 1903, in Richmond, Virginia, ...

. The film is based on the Gallegher character from American author

Richard Harding Davis Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864 – April 11, 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Second Boer War, and World War ...

' 1891 publication ''Gallegher and Other Stories''. The film's sets were designed by the

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Stephen Goosson. In the story, Gallegher is a copy boy at a newspaper who become an investigator. The character was also adapted into a film in 1917.

Cast

* Frank Coghlan Jr. as John 'Let 'Er Go' Gallegher *

as Henry Clay Callahan *

as Clarissa Mahaffey *

Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...

as McGinty * E.H. Calvert as City Editor *

Ivan Lebedeff Ivan Lebedeff (born Ivan Vasilyevich Lebedev (), 18 June 1894 – 31 March 1953) was a Russian film actor, lecturer and writer. He appeared in 66 films between 1926 and 1953. In 1940, his novel, ''Legion of Dishonor'', was published. Biography ...

as Stephen B. Hade AKA Four Fingers Dan * Morgan Brown as Prohibition Officer

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* American black-and-white films 1928 films American drama films 1928 drama films Films directed by Elmer Clifton American silent feature films Pathé Exchange films 1920s American films Silent American drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub