1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)

5.2/10 10 min History War Drama

Overview

During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors must then make plans to see that the important message gets through after all.

Cast

Owen Moore

Colonial Army Messenger

James Kirkwood

Messenger's Father

Mary Pickford

Messenger's Sister

D.W. Griffith

Lottie Pickford

Mack Sennett

Hessian

George Siegmann

Hessian

Henry B. Walthall

Florence Lawrence

Kate Bruce

Soldier's Family

Robert Harron

Farmer

Arthur V. Johnson

Hessian

Wilfred Lucas

George Nichols

Hessian

Billy Quirk

Hessian

Gertrude Robinson

Soldier's Family

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