You Can't Get Away with It

You Can't Get Away with It
You Can't Get Away with It
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Directed by	Rowland V. Lee
Written by	Robert N. Lee; Gouverneur Morris
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Percy Marmont; Malcolm McGregor; Betty Bouton
Cinematography	G.O. Post
Production; company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 9, 1923;
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

You Can't Get Away with It is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Percy Marmont, Malcolm McGregor, and Betty Bouton.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Jill, Jane, and May Mackie are left penniless when their father dies. They obtain employment but department store work breaks down Jill's health. Charles Hemingway, cursed with a selfish, unsympathetic wife, grows fond of Jill and she goes to live with him. Later, he dies and she has an opportunity to marry Henry Adams. Facing exposure, she confesses her past. He discards her and she returns to work as a store clerk, convinced that there is no escape from the penalties of doing wrong.

Cast

Percy Marmont as Charles Hemingway
Malcolm McGregor as Henry Adams
Betty Bouton as Jill Mackie
Barbara Tennant as Jane Mackie
Grace Morse as May Mackie
Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Hemingway
Charles Cruz as Charles Hemingway Jr.

Preservation

With no prints of You Can't Get Away with It located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.

References

^ Solomon p. 286
^ Pardy, George T. (December 15, 1923). "Feature Previews: You Can't Get Away with It". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (3). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved April 27, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: You Can't Get Away with It

Bibliography

Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links

You Can't Get Away with It at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] Solomon p. 286

[2] Pardy, George T. (December 15, 1923). "Feature Previews: You Can't Get Away with It". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (3). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 25. Retrieved April 27, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: You Can't Get Away with It

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