The Pretenders
If the Man You Loved Was a Thief OR YOU THOUGHT HIM ONE-WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
1916 | 50m | English
Popularity: 0.0 (history)
| Director: | George D. Baker |
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| Writer: | Rennold Wolf, Channing Pollock, George D. Baker |
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| 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). | |
| Release Date: | Aug 21, 1916 |
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| Director: | George D. Baker |
| Writer: | Rennold Wolf, Channing Pollock, George D. Baker |
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| Production Companies | Metro Pictures Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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) |
| Paul Gordon | Hubert Stanwood |
| Edwin Holt | Inspector Burke |
| Jerome N. Wilson | Joseph Bailey (as Jerome Wilson) |
| Ilean Hume | Rita |
| Harry Neville | Dugan |
| Hugh Jeffrey | Andrews |
| Name | Job |
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| Rennold Wolf | Story |
| Channing Pollock | Story |
| George D. Baker | Writer, Director |
| William F. Wagner | Cinematography |
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| B.A. Rolfe | Producer |
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