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If the Man You Loved Was a Thief OR YOU THOUGHT HIM ONE-WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
9 / 10 IMDb August 21, 1916 0h 50m
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).
Director
Runtime
0h 50m
Release Date
August 21, 1916
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
No Language
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Emmy Wehlen
as Helen Pettingill
Charles Eldridge
as Silas T. Pettingill
Kate Blancke
as Maria Pettingill
William B. Davidson
as Joseph Bailey (as William Davidson)
Howard Truesdale
as John Stafford (as Howard Truesdell)
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Paul Gordon
as Hubert Stanwood
Edwin Holt
as Inspector Burke
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Jerome N. Wilson
as Joseph Bailey (as Jerome Wilson)
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Ilean Hume
as Rita
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Harry Neville
as Dugan
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Hugh Jeffrey
as Andrews
Production Companies
Metro Pictures CorporationAdvertisement
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