06 September 1909 Drama, History, War 10 mins
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.
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Owen Moore as Colonial Army Messenger
James Kirkwood as Messenger's Father
Mary Pickford as Messenger's Sister
Mack Sennett as Hessian
George Siegmann as Hessian
Kate Bruce as Soldier's Family
Robert Harron as Farmer
Arthur V. Johnson as Hessian
George Nichols as Hessian
Billy Quirk as Hessian
Gertrude Robinson as Soldier's Family
D.W. Griffith Director
Billy Bitzer Director of Photography
Arthur Marvin Director of Photography
D.W. Griffith Writer
Frank E. Woods Writer
Los renegados de Hessia Trailer
1776, or The Hessian Renegades Trailer
United States 06 September 1909
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1909:
28 June 1909
Framed in a wreath of roses we see a lithe Creek dancer, who sways and postures before an epicurean party of ancients, followed by a laurel wreath and encircling a scene showing school children of 1830 receiving their marks of diligence at a distribution of rewards: then the wreath of bay tendered by the Human Senators to Caesar on the culmination of his career; now a beggar receives a loaf called a "crown" from a charitable passerby: Christ is shown crowned with thorns by the rabble; following the divine drama we see the old comedian's wreath presented him at a performance.
16 September 1909
George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink.
19 February 1909
A young sailor dozes off in the grass in Frederiksberg Have and wakes up surrounded by supernatural fairylike creatures.
16 May 1909
Charming animated illustration of one of nature's wonders from Britain's most inventive pioneer of wildlife filmmaking.
06 May 1909
First film of Burnham Beeches, the famous beauty spot and ultimate film location.
01 January 1909
Flower petals in the background create different shapes while actress Mary Cleo Tarlarini salutes the audience.
10 November 1909
This tragedy depicts a father and son in love with the same woman, who is an enchantress. She keeps them both in subjection with her charms, butthe mother and wife of the victims kills the seducer.
01 July 1909
Buck Minor was the most detested man in Wolf Hollow, partly because he was quarrelsome and treacherous, partly because he abused and neglected his little wife, Molly, whom all the camp adored, and for whose sake it tolerated Buck.
22 May 1909
"The Judgment of Solomon" was billed as a Vitagraph High Art Film. Biblical Production. It shared a split-reel with "Jephthah's Daughter, a Biblical Tragedy".
17 June 1909
A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.
19 August 1909
Mr. Jones jumps to the wrong conclusions when he sees a bouquet of flowers and a man's hat in the parlor.
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