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Gretchen the Greenhorn

1916·Movie
58min
62
DecentGoodWatch score

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No humor.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension4
  • Adrenaline2
  • Fast Pace2

Heart

Nostalgic

Much of it is about family and growing up.

  • Nostalgia8
  • Family Dynamics8
  • Coming of Age7

Humor

Serious throughout

  • Wit & Wordplay2
  • Situational Comedy1
  • Physical Comedy1

World

History, family, and growing up

  • World Immersion6
  • Dialogue Centrality2
  • Rewatchability2

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction5
  • Narrative Structure5
  • Acting4

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography5
  • Editing4
  • Music Composition3

Who it's for

AdultsFamily Movie NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-Provoking

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About

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.
Silent Era MelodramaImmigrant ExperienceTenement Life DramaEarly Cinema Historical RecordFamily Separation ThemeCounterfeiting SubplotWholesome Period PieceSocial Realism of the 1910s

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62
DecentGoodWatch score

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How long is Gretchen the Greenhorn?

0 h 58 min

Gretchen the Greenhorn runs 0 h 58 min.

What language is Gretchen the Greenhorn in?

Englishxx

It was made in English, with some xx. Produced in United States.