Granddad
About Granddad
Mildred lives with her grandfather, Civil War veteran Jabez Burr, until a letter says her father is bringing home a new wife and warns Jabez to hide his bottle. The stepmother smells the liquor, says he is contaminating the child, and he leaves. He writes that he is happy on a farm, but he is in the county poorhouse. A Southern colonel finds him and, in a flashback, shows Jabez carrying him to safety before being captured. Jabez has a heart attack, dies in the hospital, and is given a soldier's funeral.
Cast & crew
More about Granddad
Silent Era credits Jay Hunt as director and Thomas H. Ince as producer. William Clifford wrote the story. Mutual Film released it on July 23, 1913.
Themes
Notes
- Mildred Harris plays Mildred. A 2018 account of a viewing names William Desmond Taylor as Jabez and Frank Borzage as the Confederate colonel.
- J. Barney Sherry is also billed. The role lists do not agree.
Scenes
- The stepmother tells Jabez he is contaminating Mildred, and he leaves a note.
- The colonel’s flashback shows Jabez carrying him off the field.
Also available
- Internet Archive (Granddad)
