Gretchen the Greenhorn

1916 film by Chester M. Franklin
  • September 3, 1916 (1916-09-03)
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Running time
5 reels
58 minutes (restored version)CountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

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.

Cast

  • 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

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

It is included in the 2004 DVD box set More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gretchen the Greenhorn, 1916". San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Gretchen, the Greenhorn". silentera.com. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "The Galen Biery Collection". Whatcom Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2015.

External links

  • Gretchen the Greenhorn at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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Films directed by Chester M. Franklin


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