1776, or The Hessian Renegades
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.
Cast
Owen Moore
Colonial Army MessengerJames Kirkwood
Messenger's FatherMary Pickford
Messenger's SisterD.W. Griffith
Lottie Pickford
Mack Sennett
HessianGeorge Siegmann
HessianHenry B. Walthall
Florence Lawrence
Kate Bruce
Soldier's FamilyRobert Harron
FarmerArthur V. Johnson
HessianWilfred Lucas
George Nichols
HessianBilly Quirk
HessianGertrude Robinson
Soldier's FamilyImages
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