Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916)

191658mdir. Chester M. FranklinUnited States of Americacrime filmsilent film

With Dorothy Gish

Directed by Chester M. Franklin

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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. Set in an immigrant section of an American city, the film avoids heavy stereotyping, according to the booklet accompanying the DVD release notes.

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