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1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)

1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)

Drama History War
Release Date: 1909, September 6
Directors: D.W. Griffith
Countries: United States of America
Production: American Mutoscope & Biograph
Cast: Mary Pickford, Owen Moore, Robert Harron, George Siegmann, James Kirkwood, George Nichols, Kate Bruce, Gertrude Robinson, Billy Quirk, Arthur V. Johnson

Overview:

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.