What Shall We Do With Our Old?

W.Christy Miller, Claire McDowell, Kate Bruce

Silent 17 mins B&W 1911

Dir. D.W. Griffith.An elderly carpenter is told by his doctor that his wife is seriously ill. Soon afterwards, an insensitive shop foreman lays him off because of his age. Unable to find work and his wife's worsening condition, he soon becomes desperate. A short drama that makes its point. A title card was included stating that it was based on actual occurrences.