The Pretenders

Name: The Pretenders
Director: George D. Baker
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1916-08-21

If the Man You Loved Was a Thief OR YOU THOUGHT HIM ONE-WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Film191650mReleased

DramaComedy

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Director: George D. Baker
Language: English
Released: 1916-08-21
Runtime: 50m

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The story

Upon striking oil on his farm, Silas T. Pettingill (Charles Eldridge) moves to Park Avenue at the behest of his social-climbing wife Maria (Kate Blancke) and daughter Helen (Emmy Wehlen). But like Jiggs in the comic strip, Pettingill never loses his common touch, and one evening he goes out on a toot with his new chauffeur Hubert Stanwood (Paul Gordon).

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Cast

Emmy WehlenHelen Pettingill
Charles EldridgeSilas T. Pettingill
Kate BlanckeMaria Pettingill
William B. DavidsonJoseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
Howard TruesdaleJohn Stafford (as Howard Truesdell)
Paul Gordon — artwork unavailable
Paul GordonHubert Stanwood
Edwin HoltInspector Burke
Jerome N. Wilson — artwork unavailable
Jerome N. WilsonJoseph Bailey (as Jerome Wilson)
Ilean Hume — artwork unavailable
Ilean HumeRita
Harry Neville — artwork unavailable
Harry NevilleDugan