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Upon striking oil on his farm, Silas T. Pettingill (Charles Eldridge) moves to Park Avenue at the behest of his social-climbing wife Maria (Kate Blancke) and daughter Helen (Emmy Wehlen). But like Jiggs in the comic strip, Pettingill never loses his common touch, and one evening he goes out on a toot with his new chauffeur Hubert Stanwood (Paul Gordon).

The Pretenders

📅 1916🌐 ENMovie

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Genres

ComedyDrama

Overview

Upon striking oil on his farm, Silas T. Pettingill (Charles Eldridge) moves to Park Avenue at the behest of his social-climbing wife Maria (Kate Blancke) and daughter Helen (Emmy Wehlen). But like Jiggs in the comic strip, Pettingill never loses his common touch, and one evening he goes out on a toot with his new chauffeur Hubert Stanwood (Paul Gordon).

Details

🎬 Type: Movie

📅 Year: 1916

⭐ Rating: 9.0/10

Cast

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Emmy Wehlen

Helen Pettingill

Charles Eldridge

Silas T. Pettingill

Kate Blancke

Maria Pettingill

William B. Davidson

Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)

Howard Truesdale

John Stafford (as Howard Truesdell)

Paul Gordon

Hubert Stanwood

Edwin Holt

Inspector Burke

Jerome N. Wilson

Joseph Bailey (as Jerome Wilson)

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