Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

blumdeluxe "Go-Get 'Em, Haines" is one of the classical early crime movies. In black and white, it tells us the story of a newspaper agent, who accidentally enters an ocean liner and becomes witness of a murder, he afterwards tries to solve.The film includes all the elements you's expect from such a title. You have the lead character as a hero, who is both smart and eloquent. You have different characters with a motive, that make it hard to guess, who the actual murderer is. And of course you have the love story between the reporter and a beautiful young lady, that finds its climax in a kiss and a marriage. You even have the humorous sidekick, who is, as always, more disturbing than funny. On one hand you could thus say, that this is a rather standardized movie, on the other hand it still has an interesting plot and doesn't do any grave mistakes.All in all I had fun watching this title. It is surely not a masterpiece or anything alike but it is a nice little story, depicted in a well-known way. If you like those early crime movies, this could be a thing for you.

MartinHafer Long before he became famous as the cowboy 'Hopalong Cassidy', William Boyd was a star during the late silent and early talkie periods. By about 1936, his prospects had diminished a bit and by the mid-30s he was mostly making B-movies for smaller studios--in this case Winchester. Now this does not mean they were bad films--just lower budgeted ones that had relatively simple plots because the films were barely an hour long. Of all the B genres, the murder mystery movies were among the most popular. Now "Go Get 'Em, Haines" does not begin as a murder mystery. The reporter, Haines (Boyd) is following a tycoon aboard a cruise ship looking for a story but soon a murder occurs and who better to solve it other than our handsome hero (well, actually, the POLICE would be a good bet...but you rarely see them called in initially in such films).Overall, "Go Get 'Em, Haines" is about what you'd expect--a mildly entertaining film where the leading man does a very good job. This isn't surprising, as Cassidy had already made quite a few films and had a nice, natural manner in his acting. Not a great film by any stretch, but not bad and a decent time-passer.By the way, I complain a lot about the prints on Alpha Video's DVDs. However, I must admit that this one is pretty good--clean and worth seeing.

Spuzzlightyear Movie almost split in 3 it seems, the first almost is a comedy of manners, you know, those 1930's things with lots of characters, really no plot, and just sort of glides along. SO a whole whack of people get on a boat, a banker (or is it?) who has swindled a lot of money, an actress, her brother and other people are also on board too. Oops, and a reporter, who is trying to uncover the banker's saga. During the voyage, it is suggested that some of the passengers put on a show, which they do. This leads up to the 2nd part of the movie, where the musical takes place, and it's just nothing short of bizarre. It leads to a murder mystery play, where the banker is a last minute replacement for one of the actors. Anyways, the banker's character gets shot in the play - only of course SOMEONE has switched the guns and he's really dead! So then the third part comes up.. who did it? The captain and the reporter lead the inquest to find out the dirty secret! Honestly, I wasn't really absorbed in this movie at all, it wasn't really interesting, musical or suspenseful. The only weird thing that captivated me, was the very strange hair the reporter had, which looked like a sort of grayish blonde thing.

Kieran Kenney The story goes that Steve Haines (William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd), a reporter, is trying to get ahold of a business tycoon and chases him onto a ship, only to leave with the ship when it casts off. Inevitably intrigue and suspense start to cautiously tip-toe into the light before taking center stage, as Haines runs into a few people he knows, as well as making a few new friends.For the first half of the movie, the filmmakers rely mostly on comedy to get the story rolling. All the elements of screwball comedy are at play here, with some clever dialogue. For instance: Steve wants to know the stateroom number of a pretty girl (Sheila Terry) but the steward (Louis Natheaux) can't tell him. Flashing a bill, Steve asks "Would it be against the ship's rules if you were to tell me your age?" "Well, I'm afraid I can't tell you my age," replies the steward, "but I could tell you that, on my grandmother, she'll be eighty-four." A token perpetual drunk (Jimmy Aubrey) appears shortly after the above exchange, and assumes the comic relief responsibilities for the remainder of the film. And like most token comic relief characters of the 1930's (and unlike most comic relief characters of today), this dizzy, amusing character does actually help the narrative along, rather than just appear for the occasional comedy set piece.I enjoyed this film over all, even though it started to drag a little in a few places. The story was pretty tightly written and it all actually held together quite well, for a B-picture. The ship-board location provides an interesting backdrop, and it seems as though most of the interiors, as well as exteriors, were shot onboard a modest commercial cruise vessel. What exactly it was like to shoot a movie like this I'd like to know. The acting was pretty good, with an excellent scene towards the end, where all is revealed. That's another thing: the movie keeps you guessing, presenting you with several possible outcomes, motives and suspects. If you can find it, it's worth a look.