The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

He Has What It Takes to Get What He Wants

NR 1937 · 92 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Romance

A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.

Directed by Busby Berkeley · Written by Delmer Daves

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