The Pretenders
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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).
Status: Released
Released Date: 1916-08-21
Runtime: 50 mins
Director: George D. Baker
Writer: George D. Baker
Spoken language: No Language
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: The Pretenders
Production Companies: Metro Pictures Corporation
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Emmy Wehlen
Charles Eldridge
Kate Blancke
William B. Davidson
Howard Truesdale
Paul Gordon
Edwin Holt
Jerome N. Wilson
Ilean Hume
Harry Neville
Hugh Jeffrey
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