Gretchen the Greenhorn explained

Gretchen the Greenhorn
Director:	Chester M. Franklin Sidney A. Franklin
Story:	Bernard McConville
Starring:	Dorothy Gish Ralph Lewis Eugene Pallette
Studio:	Fine Arts Film Company^[1]
Distributor:	Triangle Film Corporation
Released:	^[2]
Runtime:	5 reels 58 minutes (restored version)
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

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.

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gretchen the Greenhorn, 1916 . . May 19, 2015.
2. Web site: Gretchen, the Greenhorn . silentera.com . May 19, 2015.
3. Web site: The Galen Biery Collection . . May 19, 2015.