1776, or The Hessian Renegades (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.
Director: D.W. Griffith
 |
Owen Moore as Colonial Army Messenger |
 |
James Kirkwood as Messenger's Father |
 |
Mary Pickford as Messenger's Sister |
 |
D.W. Griffith as |
 |
Lottie Pickford as |
 |
Mack Sennett as Hessian |
 |
George Siegmann as Hessian |
 |
Henry B. Walthall as |
 |
Florence Lawrence as |
 |
Kate Bruce as Soldier's Family |
 |
Robert Harron as Farmer |
 |
Arthur V. Johnson as Hessian |
 |
Wilfred Lucas as |
 |
George Nichols as Hessian |
 |
Billy Quirk as Hessian |
 |
Gertrude Robinson as Soldier's Family |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Camera | Arthur Marvin | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | D.W. Griffith | Writer |
| Writing | Frank E. Woods | Writer |
