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The Pretenders

  • 1916
  • 50m
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Emmy Wehlen in The Pretenders (1916)
ComedyDrama

When Silas Pettingill strikes oil and becomes immensely wealthy, his wife Maria and their daughter Helen demand to move from their Middle-Western home to a mansion on Fifth Avenue in New Yor... Read allWhen Silas Pettingill strikes oil and becomes immensely wealthy, his wife Maria and their daughter Helen demand to move from their Middle-Western home to a mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Even then they are dissatisfied, for they have so fashionable friends. Helen is co... Read allWhen Silas Pettingill strikes oil and becomes immensely wealthy, his wife Maria and their daughter Helen demand to move from their Middle-Western home to a mansion on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Even then they are dissatisfied, for they have so fashionable friends. Helen is constantly reading books about royalty, and she bewails her fate because she knows no lords ... Read all

  • Director
    • George D. Baker
  • Writers
    • George D. Baker
    • Channing Pollock
    • Rennold Wolf
  • Stars
    • Emmy Wehlen
    • Paul Gordon
    • Charles Eldridge
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    • Director
      • George D. Baker
    • Writers
      • George D. Baker
      • Channing Pollock
      • Rennold Wolf
    • Stars
      • Emmy Wehlen
      • Paul Gordon
      • Charles Eldridge
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Emmy Wehlen
    Emmy Wehlen
    • Helen Pettingill
    Paul Gordon
    • Hubert Stanwood
    Charles Eldridge
    Charles Eldridge
    • Silas T. Pettingill
    Kate Blancke
    Kate Blancke
    • Maria Pettingill
    Edwin Holt
    Edwin Holt
    • Inspector Burke
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Joseph Bailey
    • (as William Davidson)
    Howard Truesdale
    Howard Truesdale
    • John Stafford
    • (as Howard Truesdell)
    Jerome N. Wilson
    • Joseph Bailey
    • (as Jerome Wilson)
    Ilean Hume
    Ilean Hume
    • Rita
    Harry Neville
    • Dugan
    Hugh Jeffrey
    • Andrews
    George Stevens
    • Director
      • George D. Baker
    • Writers
      • George D. Baker
      • Channing Pollock
      • Rennold Wolf
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    • Release date
      • August 21, 1916 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Production company
      • Rolfe Photoplays
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      • 50m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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