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1776, or The Hessian Renegades

58% | Sep 06, 1909 | History, War, Drama

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.

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D.W. Griffith
Director
D.W. Griffith
Writer

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Owen Moore
Colonial Army Messenger
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James Kirkwood
Messenger's Father
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Mary Pickford
Messenger's Sister

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