Leave It to Gerry explained

Leave It to Gerry
Director:Arvid E. Gillstrom
Starring:Billie Rhodes
William Collier Jr.
Claire McDowell
Studio:Ben Wilson Productions
Distributor:Grand-Asher Distributing Corporation
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Leave It to Gerry is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom and starring Billie Rhodes, William Collier Jr., and Claire McDowell.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] Geraldine Brent, known as Gerry, goes to Chicago to be educated at her rich aunt's expense. The land on which her mother's house stands is mortgaged but has oil on it, and Colonel Pettijohn conspires to obtain possession of it. The mortgage is foreclosed and Mrs. Brent is taken to the workhouse. Gerry meets former boy acquaintance Dan Forbes and becomes his sweetheart. They ride to the workhouse and rescue Mrs. Brent. Colonel Pettijohn's schemes are defeated and Mrs. Brent regains her property.

Preservation

With no prints of Leave It to Gerry located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Connelly p. 374
  2. Pardy . George T. . Box Office Reviews: Leave It to Gerry . Exhibitors Trade Review . 24 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 29 March 1924 . New York . 24 October 2022.
  3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov:8081/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.6828/default.html Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Leave It to Gerry