Leave It to Gerry

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]

Leave It to Gerry
Still with Billie Rhodes
Directed by	Arvid E. Gillstrom
Written by	Adam Shirk
Starring	Billie Rhodes William Collier Jr. Claire McDowell
Production company	Ben Wilson Productions
Distributed by	Grand-Asher Distributing Corporation
Release date	January 30, 1924 (1924-01-30)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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.

Cast

• Billie Rhodes as Geraldine Brent
• William Collier Jr. as Dan Forbes
• Claire McDowell as Mrs. Brent
• Kate Lester as Mrs. Turner-Prescott
• Joseph W. Girard as Colonel Pettijohn
• Allan Cavan as Mr. Burton
• Billy Lord as Little Girl

Preservation

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