Top Cast
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Henry B. Walthall
The Old Man
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Dorothy Gish
The Maid-of-All-Work
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Earle Foxe
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Ralph Lewis
Overview
The Old Man is a 1914 film short
Rating
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On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.
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