What Shall We Do with Our Old?

5.5
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 14 min
  • Premiere: 1911. February 13.

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.

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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

Wilfred Lucas

Violent Jailbird

Alfred Paget

In Shop

Charles West

Supporting Character

Guy Hedlund

Young Carpenter

Alfred Paget

Shop Worker

W.C. Robinson

Shop Worker

Elmer Booth

Assaulted Prisoner

Crew

Billy Bitzer

Cinematography

Directing

D.W. Griffith

Director

Crew

Billy Bitzer

Cinematography

Directing

D.W. Griffith

Director