The Old Fool

The Old Fool is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Edward D. Venturini and starring James O. Barrows, Lloyd Hughes and Jim Mason.

Plot

Grandad Steele, an American Civil War veteran, moves to Texas in his retirement to live with his grandson John. The local sheriff, who is smuggling firearms across the Mexico–United States border, kidnaps John's girlfriend Mary. The Steeles chase him down and Grandad kills him with his Civil War saber.

Cast

James O. Barrows as Grandad Steele

Henry Hunt as Peter Steele

Jim Mason as Henry Steele

Lloyd Hughes as John Steele

Barbara Tennant as Dora Steele

Betty Francisco sa Mary Manners

Ben Hendricks Jr. as Pete Harkins

Louise Fazenda as Dolores Murphy

O. V. Harrison as Larry Bellows

Monte Collins 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