The Old Actor

19121912
17m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

247

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96,334

Short Drama

An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered to old. On his way home from the theatre he panics at the thought of telling h... Read allAn elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered to old. On his way home from the theatre he panics at the thought of telling his family the bad news and decides to disguise himself as a beggar. His daughter's beau ac... Read allAn elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered to old. On his way home from the theatre he panics at the thought of telling his family the bad news and decides to disguise himself as a beggar. His daughter's beau accidentally gives him a five dollar gold piece, thinking that it was a smaller coin. A chas... Read all

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

247

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

619,259

96,334

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The Old Actor review

69-year-old W. Chrystie Miller gets a rare leading role in this D. W. Griffith film examining the plight of the elderly when they are considered too old to be of worth. He's supported by a cast of quality, including Mary Pickford, whose natural style provides a nice counterpoint to Miller's more theatrical delivery, and emphasises - intentionally or otherwise - the differences between the generations.

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