What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)

What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)

„What Shall We Do with Our Old?“ is a 1911 silent drama short film directed by D.W. Griffith.

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.

Cast:

• W. Chrystie Miller – The Old Carpenter
• Claire McDowell – The Old Carpenter’s Wife
• Adolph Lestina – The Doctor
• George Nichols – The Judge
• Francis J. Grandon – The Policeman
• Wilfred Lucas – Violent Jailbird
• Elmer Booth – Violent Jailbird’s Victim
• Vivian Prescott – Prostitute on Witness Stand
• Donald Crisp – Night Court Bailiff
• Guy Hedlund – Young Carpenter in Shop / In Court
• William J. Butler – In Shop
• Edward Dillon – In Shop
• John T. Dillon – In Shop / In Jail
• Frank Evans – In Court
• J. Jiquel Lanoe – In Court
• Alfred Paget – In Shop
• W.C. Robinson – In Shop
• Charles West

„What Shall We Do with Our Old?“ ist ein Stummfilm-Drama aus dem Jahr 1911 unter der Regie von D.W. Griffith.

Ein älterer Schreiner erfährt von einem Arzt, dass seine Frau schwer krank ist. Kurz darauf entlässt ihn ein unsensibler Vorarbeiter wegen seines Alters. Da er keine Arbeit findet und sich der Zustand seiner Frau verschlechtert, ist er bald verzweifelt.