The Pretender
1918, English. Directed by Clifford Smith.
After Bob Baldwin is fired for playing too many jokes on the tenderfoot owner of the Diamond K Ranch, he sets out for the nearby town of Freloe Beanos and meets Percival Longstreet on the way. Percival has been seriously injured in an accident and is therefore unable to assume his duties as the town's new schoolmaster. Distressed, Percival confesses that he and his sister Dolly, who is en route to the town, are doomed to starve, which so moves Bob that he agrees to serve as the schoolmaster during Percival's convalescence.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 13 October 1918
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Alan James
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The Pretender isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 October 1918. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Pretender?
The Pretender (1918) was directed by Clifford Smith and stars William Desmond, Ethel Fleming, Eugene Burr.