''What Shall We Do with Our Old?'' is a 1911 American silent
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
D. W. Griffith
David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the na ...
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Cast
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W. Chrystie Miller
William Chrystie Miller (August 10, 1843 – September 23, 1922) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 139 films between 1908 and 1914. Miller frequently appeared in films directed by D.W. Griffith and was known to film audience ...
- The Old Carpenter
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Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell ( MacDowell; November 2, 1877 – October 23, 1966) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 350 films between 1908 and 1945.
Early years
Claire MacDowell was born in New York City on November 2, 1877, th ...
- The Old Carpenter's Wife
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Adolph Lestina
Adolph Lestina (1861– August 23, 1923) was an American stage and film actor who was a member of D. W. Griffith's stock company of film actors.
Career
He received positive notice for his performance in Justin McCarthy's ''If I Were King'' an ...
- The Doctor
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George Nichols - The Judge
* Elmer Booth - Assaulted Prisoner
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William J. Butler
William J. Butler (1860 – 27 January 1927) was an Irish silent film actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1908 and 1917.
An Irish immigrant to the United States, moved his family from Ohio to Hollywood, California in 1908.
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- In Shop
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Donald Crisp
Donald William Crisp (27 July 188225 May 1974) was an English film actor as well as an early producer, director and screenwriter. His career lasted from the early silent film era into the 1960s. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ...
- Night Court Bailiff
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Edward Dillon - In Shop
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John T. Dillon - In Shop/In Jail
* Frank Evans - In Court
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Francis J. Grandon
Francis J. Grandon (1879 – July 11, 1929) was an American silent film actor and director who acted in almost 100 films and directed over 100. Frank Grandon's obituary, printed in newspapers from coast-to- coast, called him "the father of mov ...
- Policeman
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Guy Hedlund
Guy Elmer Hedlund (August 21, 1884 – December 29, 1964) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1906 and 1947.
Born in Portland, Connecticut, on August 21, 1884, worked with newspapers, on a c ...
- Young Carpenter in Shop/In Court
* J. Jiquel Lanoe - In Court
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Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Van Norman Lucas (January 30, 1871 – December 13, 1940) was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor, director, and screenwriter.
Early life
Lucas was born in Norfolk County, Ontario on January 30, 1871,US ...
- Angry Prisoner
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Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget (2 June 1879 – 8 October 1919) was an English silent film actor best known for his portrayal of Prince Belshazzar in D.W. Griffith's 1916 historical epic ''Intolerance''. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1908 and 19 ...
- In Shop
* Vivian Prescott - In Court
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W. C. Robinson
Walter Charles Robinson (April 22, 1873 – July 13, 1942) was an American actor of the silent era.
Biography
Robinson was born on April 22, 1873 in Manhattan, New York City, to James H. Robinson and Emma Holzlander. He appeared in more ...
- In Shop
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Charles West
See also
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1911 in film
A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole.
Events January
* January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia.
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D. W. Griffith filmography
These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMDb, he directed 518 films between 1908 and 1931.
1908
* ''The Adventures of Dollie''
* ''The Fight for Freedom'' (director disputed ...
References
External links
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What Shall We Do with Our Old?available for free download a
Internet Archive
1911 films
1911 drama films
1911 short films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
Biograph Company films
Films directed by D. W. Griffith
1910s American films
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