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The Pretenders

The Pretenders

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

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

21 August 1916

Country

United States of America

Cast

Emmy Wehlen

Emmy Wehlen

Helen Pettingill

Charles Eldridge

Charles Eldridge

Silas T. Pettingill

Kate Blancke

Kate Blancke

Maria Pettingill

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)

Howard Truesdale

Howard Truesdale

John Stafford (as Howard Truesdell)

Paul Gordon

Paul Gordon

Hubert Stanwood

Edwin Holt

Edwin Holt

Inspector Burke

Jerome N. Wilson

Jerome N. Wilson

Joseph Bailey (as Jerome Wilson)

Ilean Hume

Ilean Hume

Rita

Harry Neville

Harry Neville

Dugan

Hugh Jeffrey

Hugh Jeffrey

Andrews

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