1776, or The Hessian Renegades

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

10 mins | Drama, War, History | Sept. 6, 1909

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.

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

10 mins | Drama, War, History | Sept. 6, 1909

1776, or The Hessian Renegades
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.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers American Mutoscope & Biograph
Original title 1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Directors D.W. Griffith
Writers D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods

Cast

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