What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)
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.
- Released
- 1911-02-13
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- D.W. Griffith
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- W. Chrystie Miller as The Old Carpenter
- Claire McDowell as The Old Carpenter's Wife
- Adolph Lestina as The Doctor
- George Nichols as The Judge
- Donald Crisp as Night Court Bailiff
- Wilfred Lucas as Violent Jailbird
- Alfred Paget as In Shop
- Charles West as Supporting Character
- Francis J. Grandon as Policeman
- Guy Hedlund as Young Carpenter
- Alfred Paget as Shop Worker
- W.C. Robinson as Shop Worker