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What Shall We Do with Our Old? poster

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.

Release: 1911-02-13
Runtime: 14 min
Rating: 5.5 / 10
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
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Guy Hedlund
Young Carpenter
Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget
Shop Worker
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W.C. Robinson
Shop Worker
Elmer Booth
Elmer Booth
Assaulted Prisoner
No Image
William J. Butler
Shop
Edward Dillon
Edward Dillon
In SHop
No Image
John T. Dillon
In Jail