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What Shall We Do with Our Old?
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
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  2. What Shall We Do with Our Old?

What Shall We Do with Our Old?

1911
14m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1911

Runtime

14m

Storyline

An elderly carpenter is told by a doctor that his wife is seriously ill. Soon afterwards, an insensitive shop foreman lays him off from his job because of his age. Unable to find work, and with his wife's condition getting worse, he soon becomes desperate.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
14m
Feb 13, 1911
Languages
No Language
Director
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

16 Cast Members

W. Chrystie Miller

W. Chrystie Miller

The Old Carpenter

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

The Old Carpenter's Wife

Adolph Lestina

Adolph Lestina

The Doctor

George Nichols

George Nichols

The Judge

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Night Court Bailiff

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Violent Jailbird

Alfred Paget

Alfred Paget

In Shop

Charles West

Charles West

Supporting Character

Francis J. Grandon

Francis J. Grandon

Policeman

Guy Hedlund

Young Carpenter

Alfred Paget

Alfred Paget

Shop Worker

W.C. Robinson

Shop Worker

Elmer Booth

Elmer Booth

Assaulted Prisoner

William J. Butler

Shop

Edward Dillon

Edward Dillon

In SHop

John T. Dillon

In Jail

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