An Old Man's Love Story

1913 Drama 11 minutes Directed by Van Dyke Brooke

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About An Old Man's Love Story

Ethel Marsham loves Cyril Moffat. Her parents, short of money, want her to marry James Greythorne, a rich older man. Van Dyke Brooke plays Greythorne. Norma Talmadge plays Ethel.

Cast & crew

More about An Old Man's Love Story

Van Dyke Brooke directed. W. A. Tremayne wrote the story. The General Film Company released the one-reel picture on July 24, 1913. James Lackaye plays Mark Marsham, Florence Radinoff his wife, and Frank O'Neil plays Cyril. Florence Ashbrooke is also billed.

Themes

  • A rich older suitor
  • Parents who need the match
  • Ethel and Cyril
  • Ethel Marsham
  • Greythorne
  • Cyril Moffat
  • Norma Talmadge
  • Vitagraph

Preservation

A London export print survives. The film is in the U.S. public domain.

Notes

  • Silent Era notes a surviving Vitagraph Company (London) export print.
  • The U.S. rights are in the public domain.
  • A copy is on the Internet Archive as silent-an-old-mans-love-story.
  • It is one reel.

Scenes

  • Greythorne is the match Ethel's parents prefer to Cyril.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (silent-an-old-mans-love-story)

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