1909 The Hessian Renegades (Owen Moore / Linda Arvidson / Kate Bruce)

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




Directed By D. W. Griffith,
Written By Frank E. Woods
Cinematography By Arthur Marvin, G. W. Bitzer


Details
Country: USA
Release Date: September 6, 1909 (USA)
Also Known As: 1776
Production Co: Biograph Company
Filming Locations: Cuddebackville, New York, USA

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