1776, or The Hessian Renegades

*5.2

Status

Released

Production

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Aired

1909-09-06

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors must then make plans to see that the important message gets through after all.