What Shall We Do with Our Old? poster

What Shall We Do with Our Old?(1911)

  • Drama
5.5

Overview

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.

Status:Released
Release Date:Feb 13, 1911
Runtime: 14m

Director:

D.W. Griffith

Top Cast

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

Guy Hedlund

Young Carpenter

Alfred Paget

Alfred Paget

Shop Worker

W.C. Robinson

W.C. Robinson

Shop Worker

Elmer Booth

Elmer Booth

Assaulted Prisoner

William J. Butler

William J. Butler

Shop

Edward Dillon

Edward Dillon

In SHop

John T. Dillon

John T. Dillon

In Jail

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