1776, or The Hessian Renegades
About 1776, or The Hessian Renegades
In the Revolution, a young soldier carrying a message for Washington is seen by Hessians. He hides with a farm family. They find him. The family and the neighbors then work out how to get the message through.
Cast & crew
More about 1776, or The Hessian Renegades
D. W. Griffith directed. He and Frank E. Woods wrote it. G. W. Bitzer and Arthur Marvin photographed. Biograph released it on September 6, 1909. Owen Moore plays the American soldier. Mary Pickford, Linda Arvidson, Kate Bruce, James Kirkwood, and Gertrude Robinson play in the family. Arthur V. Johnson, George Nichols, Mack Sennett, and Frank Powell are among the Hessians.
Themes
Look
Bitzer and Arthur Marvin shot the chase and the farm.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The message is for Washington. The film does not show him receiving it.
- Pickford is in the household, not the messenger.
- Moore is the soldier who is spotted.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive as HessianRenegades.
Scenes
- The soldier ducks into the farmhouse.
- The neighbors take up the message after he is found.
Also available
- Internet Archive (HessianRenegades)
