The Old Actor
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An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old. On his way home from the theatre he panics at the thought of telling his family the bad news and decides to disguise himself as a beggar. His daughter's beau accidentally gives him a five dollar gold piece, thinking that it was a smaller coin. A chase ensues with a policeman, the daughter, and her beau in hot pursuit. When caught he is recognized by his shocked daughter, but is quickly forgiven by all. Meanwhile the actor hired to replace him has already been fired and a messenger is dispatched to rehire the Old Actor to the delight of his wife, daughter, and fellow actors.
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W. Chrystie Miller
The Old Actor
Known for
A Corner in Wheat
The Lonedale Operator
Kate Bruce
The Old Actor's Wife
Known for
Way Down East
A Corner in Wheat
Mary Pickford
The Old Actor's Daughter
Known for
The Lonely Villa
Edwin August
The Old Actor's Daughter's Sweetheart
Also in
The Song That Reached His Heart
A Beast at Bay
Charles Hill Mailes
The Replacement Actor
Known for
The Mark of Zorro
Alfred Paget
A Policeman
Known for
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
William A. Carroll
The Stage Manager's Assistant
Also in
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
One Is Business, the Other Crime
Grace Henderson
An Old Woman
Known for
A Corner in Wheat
Robert Harron
The Messenger
Known for
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Birth of a Nation
Christy Cabanne
at audition
Also in
The House of Darkness
The Wanderer
J. Jiquel Lanoe
At Audition
Also in
Lena and the Geese
Judith of Bethulia
Marguerite Marsh
At Audition
Also in
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Devil's Needle
D.W. Griffith Director · George Hennessy Writer
United States release May 6, 1912 · Produced in United States
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · May 6, 1912
Theatrical
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