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1776 AKA The Hessian Renegades (1909)

D W Griffith 

 

The Hessian Renegades is a 1909 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.^[1]

Plot

A young soldier during the American Revolution has the mission to carry a crucial message to General Washington but he is spotted by a group of enemy soldiers called Hessians. He finds refuge with a family, but the enemies soon discover him. After that the family and neighbors plan to find out a way to send the important message.

Cast

• Owen Moore as American Soldier
• Linda Arvidson as Farmer
• Kate Bruce as Soldier’s Family
• William J. Butler as Farmer
• Verner Clarges as Farmer
• D.W. Griffith
• Robert Harron as Farmer
• Arthur V. Johnson as Hessian
• James Kirkwood as Soldier’s Family
• Florence Lawrence
• Marion Leonard
• Wilfred Lucas
• George Nichols as Hessian
• Anthony O’Sullivan as Hessian
• Lottie Pickford
• Mary Pickford as Soldier’s Family
• Frank Powell as Hessian
• Billy Quirk as Hessian
• Gertrude Robinson as Soldier’s Family
• Mack Sennett as Hessian
• George Siegmann as Hessian
• Henry B. Walthall

See also

• 1909 in film
• D. W. Griffith filmography

References