Name: What Shall We Do with Our Old?
Genre: Drama
Released: 1911-02-13
Duration: 14 min
Cast: W. Chrystie Miller, Claire McDowell, Adolph Lestina, George Nichols, Donald Crisp

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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.

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Directed by: D.W. Griffith

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February 13, 1911 · 14 min · Drama

Released: February 13, 1911
Runtime: 14 min
Genres: Drama
Original language: English
Also spoken: xx
Made in: United States

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Is What Shall We Do with Our Old? worth watching?

57

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57 (IMDb 6).

Will I feel good after watching What Shall We Do with Our Old??

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

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Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it drop-in friendly.