Where to Watch The Old Actor (1912)

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Released May 6th, 1912, 'The Old Actor' stars W. Chrystie Miller, Kate Bruce, Mary Pickford, Edwin August The movie has a runtime of about 17 min, and received a user score of 54 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 18 top users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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 daughters 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" .