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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. Set in an immigrant section of an American city, the film avoids heavy stereotyping, according to the booklet accompanying the DVD release notes.
Original Release
09/03/1916
US Release
09/03/1916
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dorothy Gish | Gretchen Van Houck |
Ralph Lewis | Jan Van Houck |
Eugene Pallette | Rodgers |
Elmo Lincoln | Mystery Ship Captain |
Frank Bennett | Pietro |
Georgie Stone | Little Nicky Garrity |
Kate Bruce | Widow Garrity |
Beulah Burns | A Garrity Kid |
Francis Carpenter | A Garrity Kid |
Gino Corrado | Wedding Guest |
Directors
Chester M. Franklin, Sidney Franklin
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dorothy Gish | Gretchen Van Houck |
Ralph Lewis | Jan Van Houck |
Eugene Pallette | Rodgers |
Elmo Lincoln | Mystery Ship Captain |
Frank Bennett | Pietro |
Georgie Stone | Little Nicky Garrity |
Kate Bruce | Widow Garrity |
Beulah Burns | A Garrity Kid |
Francis Carpenter | A Garrity Kid |
Gino Corrado | Wedding Guest |
'Baby' Carmen De Rue | A Garrity Kid |
Hazel Hanson | A Dutch Girl |
Violet Radcliffe | A Garrity Kid |
Tom Spencer | A Garrity Kid |