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Gretchen the Greenhorn is an American silent film released in 1916. The film stars Dorothy Gish as a Dutch girl who emigrates to America to be with her father; they become entangled with a counterfeiting ring.[1] Set in an immigrant section of an American city, the film avoids heavy stereotyping, according to the booklet accompanying the DVD release notes.

Gretchen the Greenhorn
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Directed by	Chester M. Franklin Sidney A. Franklin
Story by	Bernard McConville
Starring	Dorothy Gish Ralph Lewis Eugene Pallette
Production company	Fine Arts Film Company[1]
Distributed by	Triangle Film Corporation[1]
Release date	September 3, 1916 (1916-09-03) [2]
Running time	5 reels 58 minutes (restored version)
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Cast

• Dorothy Gish as Gretchen Van Houck
• Ralph Lewis as Jan Van Houck
• Eugene Pallette as Rodgers
• Elmo Lincoln as Mystery Ship Captain
• Frank Bennett as Pietro
• Georgie Stone as Little Nicky Garrity
• Kate Bruce as Widow Garrity

Preservation status

The only known complete copy was donated by Galen Biery to the Hollywood Studio Museum in 1991.[3] Fully restored, it was presented at a UCLA film festival in 1993[3] and is in the Museum of Modern Art and UCLA Film and Television Archives.[2]

Home media

It is included in the 2004 DVD box set More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931.

References

External links

• Gretchen the Greenhorn at IMDb

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