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Gretchen the Greenhorn 
Summary
Gretchen the Greenhorn is an American silent film released in 1916. The film stars Dorothy Gish as a Dutch girl who emigrates to America to be with her father; they become entangled with a counterfeiting ring.[1] Set in an immigrant section of an American city, the film avoids heavy stereotyping, according to the booklet accompanying the DVD release notes.
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 Newspaper advertisement | |
| Directed by | Chester M. Franklin Sidney A. Franklin |
| Story by | Bernard McConville |
| Starring | Dorothy Gish Ralph Lewis Eugene Pallette |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Triangle Film Corporation[1] |
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Running time | 5 reels 58 minutes (restored version) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast edit
- Dorothy Gish as Gretchen Van Houck
- Ralph Lewis as Jan Van Houck
- Eugene Pallette as Rodgers
- Elmo Lincoln as Mystery Ship Captain
- Frank Bennett as Pietro
- Georgie Stone as Little Nicky Garrity
- Kate Bruce as Widow Garrity
Preservation status edit
The only known complete copy was donated by Galen Biery to the Hollywood Studio Museum in 1991.[3] Fully restored, it was presented at a UCLA film festival in 1993[3] and is in the Museum of Modern Art and UCLA Film and Television Archives.[2]
Home media edit
It is included in the 2004 DVD box set More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Gretchen the Greenhorn, 1916". San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ a b "Gretchen, the Greenhorn". silentera.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ a b "The Galen Biery Collection". Whatcom Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
External links edit
- Gretchen the Greenhorn at IMDb
