13 February 1911 Drama 14 mins
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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W. Chrystie Miller as The Old Carpenter
Claire McDowell as The Old Carpenter's Wife
Adolph Lestina as The Doctor
George Nichols as The Judge
Donald Crisp as Night Court Bailiff
Wilfred Lucas as Violent Jailbird
Alfred Paget as In Shop
Charles West as Supporting Character
Francis J. Grandon as Policeman
Guy Hedlund as Young Carpenter
Alfred Paget as Shop Worker
W.C. Robinson as Shop Worker
Elmer Booth as Assaulted Prisoner
William J. Butler as Shop
Edward Dillon as In SHop
John T. Dillon as In Jail
United States 13 February 1911
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17 April 1911
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15 February 1911
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24 April 1911
Two men attempt to commit suicide for vastly different reasons. They try various methods but find it increasingly difficult to finish the job.
09 June 1911
A young millionaire, whose hobby is mechanics, takes his newly overhauled car out for a trial spin, and he would have laughed had anybody told him that it was to be the most eventful trip of his life.
16 February 1911
A young man is tortured by a duke to force his beloved to marry the duke. The woman sacrifices herself, but eventually manages to discourage the duke's attentions.
24 August 1911
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28 December 1911
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20 February 1911
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02 October 1911
A lost film. Gerald Kinney is a man with plenty of money and wild excesses. one day he leaves his club and motors out into the country.
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