What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)

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17 min - Drama | Short - 13 February 1911 (USA)

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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... See full summary »

Director:

D.W. Griffith

Stars:

W. Chrystie Miller, Claire McDowell and Adolph Lestina

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Cast

Credited cast:
	W. Chrystie Miller	...	The Old Carpenter
	Claire McDowell	...	The Old Carpenter's Wife
	Adolph Lestina	...	The Doctor
	George Nichols	...	The Judge
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Elmer Booth	...	Assaulted Prisoner
	William J. Butler	...	In Shop
	Donald Crisp	...	Night Court Bailiff
	Edward Dillon	...	In Shop
	John T. Dillon	...	In Shop / In Jail
	Frank Evans	...	In Court
	Francis J. Grandon	...	Policeman
	Guy Hedlund	...	Young Carpenter in Shop / In Court
	J. Jiquel Lanoe	...	In Court
	Wilfred Lucas	...	Angry Prisoner
	Alfred Paget	...	In Shop

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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. Written by Snow Leopard

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