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The Pretenders
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9.0Upon 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).
Released: 1916-08-2150 minDir: George D. BakerComedy, Drama
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
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Key dates
- Published
- 21 August 1916
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- George D. Baker
- Screenwriter
- Channing Pollock
- Cast member
- Emmy Wehlen
- Image
- The Pretenders.jpg
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- P462
- black-and-white
- P750
- Metro Pictures