The Pretenders (1916)

9.0/10 50 min Comedy Drama

Overview

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).

Cast

Emmy Wehlen

Helen Pettingill

Charles Eldridge

Silas T. Pettingill

Kate Blancke

Maria Pettingill

William B. Davidson

Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)

Howard Truesdale

John Stafford (as Howard Truesdell)

Edwin Holt

Inspector Burke

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