''The Old Fool'' is a 1923 American silent

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film directed by Edward D. Venturini and starring

James O. Barrows James Otis Barrows (March 29, 1855 - December 7, 1925) was an American stage and film actor. He spent much of his adult life in the legitimate theater from the Victorian to Edwardian to Georgian eras. Barrows debuted "as a super" at the Califor ...

, Lloyd Hughes and Jim Mason.Darby, William. ''Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films''. Scarecrow Press, 1991. p. 583.

Plot

Grandad Steele, an

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veteran, moves to

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in his retirement to live with his grandson John. The local sheriff, who is smuggling firearms across the

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, kidnaps John's girlfriend Mary. The Steeles chase him down and Grandad kills him with his Civil War saber.

Cast

as Grandad Steele * Henry Hunt as Peter Steele * Jim Mason as Henry Steele * Lloyd Hughes as John Steele *

Barbara Tennant Barbara Tennant (19 May 1892 – 18 March 1982) was an English actress. She appeared in over a hundred silent films between 1912 and 1928. Early life Barbara Tennant was born in London, and began performing there. She moved to North America a ...

as Dora Steele *

Betty Francisco Betty Francisco (born Elizabeth Barton; September 26, 1900 – November 25, 1950) was an American silent-film actress, appearing primarily in supporting roles. Her sisters Evelyn Francisco, Evelyn and Margaret were also actresses. Early y ...

sa Mary Manners * Ben Hendricks Jr. as Pete Harkins *

Louise Fazenda Louise Fazenda (June 17, 1895 – April 17, 1962) was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent comedy films. Early life Fazenda was born in her maternal grandparents' house in Lafayette, Indiana, the daughter of merchandise bro ...

as Dolores Murphy * O. V. Harrison as Larry Bellows *

Monte Collins Monte Collins (also credited as Monty Collins; December 3, 1898 – June 1, 1951) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1920 and 1948. He also wrote for 32 films between 1930 and 1951. Caree ...

as Pop Hardy * Tom Mean as Rogers

References

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* 1923 films 1923 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edward D. Venturini Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation Silent American Western (genre) films Films set in Texas 1920s American films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub