The Pretenders Trailer

The Pretenders Trailer (1916)

"If the Man You Loved Was a Thief OR YOU THOUGHT HIM ONE-WHAT WOULD YOU DO?" 21 August 1916 Drama, Comedy 50 mins

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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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

Edwin Holt

as Inspector Burke

Ilean Hume

as Rita

Hugh Jeffrey

as Andrews

International Releases Dates

United States 21 August 1916

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