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Gretchen the Greenhorn

Gretchen Van Houck is just arriving in the USA, on a ship from Holland. She joins her father, who has already spent several years in America, where he owns an engraving business. In the tenement community where the Van Houcks live, there are residents of many nationalities. Gretchen soon becomes close friends with Pietro, a popular resident, and she also takes an interest in the widow Garrity and her children. Another resident, Rogers, is more mysterious. One day Rogers tells Mr. Van Houck that he could help him get a job printing money for the government. Van Houck eagerly agrees to try, but when he finds out what Rogers is really doing, he is placed in a painful dilemma.

Top Cast

  • Dorothy Gish

    Dorothy Gish

    Gretchen Van Houck

  • Ralph Lewis

    Ralph Lewis

    Jan Van Houck

  • Eugene Pallette

    Eugene Pallette

    Rodgers

  • Elmo Lincoln

    Elmo Lincoln

    Mystery Ship Captain

  • Frank Bennett

    Frank Bennett

    Pietro

  • Georgie Stone

    Georgie Stone

    Little Nicky Garrity

  • Kate Bruce

    Kate Bruce

    Widow Garrity

  • Beulah Burns

    Beulah Burns

    A Garrity Kid

  • Francis Carpenter

    Francis Carpenter

    A Garrity Kid

Overview

Gretchen Van Houck is just arriving in the USA, on a ship from Holland. She joins her father, who has already spent several years in America, where he owns an engraving business. In the tenement community where the Van Houcks live, there are residents of many nationalities. Gretchen soon becomes close friends with Pietro, a popular resident, and she also takes an interest in the widow Garrity and her children. Another resident, Rogers, is more mysterious. One day Rogers tells Mr. Van Houck that he could help him get a job printing money for the government. Van Houck eagerly agrees to try, but when he finds out what Rogers is really doing, he is placed in a painful dilemma.

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