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Molly Pitcher
(1911) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Sidney Olcott
Cast: Anna Q. Nilsson [Molly Pitcher], Guy Coombs [Molly’s husband]
Kalem Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 11 December 1911. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Hayes, the gunner, while fighting at the battle of Monmouth, is wounded and his wife takes his place. After the battle the Continentals capture a foraging Hessian. Molly suggests a plan to learn the enemy’s strength for General Washington. One of the Continentals is dressed in the uniform of the Hessian and he starts off for the enemy’s camp. Before he can reach there, however, the Hessian manages to escape and reaches camp before the Continental, who is promptly arrested on his arrival. Molly, who has followed after the fleeing Hessian, sees her husband’s capture, and following at a distance penetrates the enemy’s camp. Later on Molly aids him to escape and as a climax to an exciting day the Continentals cover Molly and her husband’s retreat and capture the pursuing Hessians.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 23 December 1911, page ?] No one needs to tell frequenters of motion picture halls that this is a military picture of 1776 and Revolutionary times. Its greatest asset is Molly herself, who is a good actress as well as charming to look at. In the first scene she showed herself a better soldier than the wounded actor she displaced at the cannon. Aside from its pretty scenes, including a battle, the picture makes no deep impression. The rescue of Molly’s sweetheart, for instance, from the British-Hessian prison, was not at all convincing. As shown, there was no need of rescuing him; he could have walked out. However, Revolutionary pictures are popular. This will be liked too.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: War: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Listing updated: 10 June 2024.
References: Pitts-Hollywood p. 4 : Website-IMDb.
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