Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1916 · 50m

The Pretenders

Director

Cast

Emmy Wehlen as Helen Pettingill Charles Eldridge as Silas T. Pettingill Kate Blancke as Maria Pettingill William B. Davidson as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson) Howard Truesdale as John Stafford (as Howard Truesdell) Paul Gordon as Hubert Stanwood

Crew

George D. Baker — Writer Rennold Wolf — Story Channing Pollock — Story B.A. Rolfe — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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).

Mood & Themes

lost film

Key Collaborators

George D. Baker Director George D. Baker Writer Rennold Wolf Story Channing Pollock Story B.A. Rolfe Producer

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