What Shall We Do with Our Old?

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

14 minutes

Year:

1911

Director:

D.W. Griffith

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Company:

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Cast:
W. Chrystie Miller

The Old Carpenter

Claire McDowell

The Old Carpenter's Wife

Adolph Lestina

The Doctor

George Nichols

The Judge

Donald Crisp

Night Court Bailiff

Crew:
D.W. Griffith

Director

Billy Bitzer

Cinematography