Father Gets in the Game

D.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home beautiful women so he gets a makeover and heads out on the prowl.

D.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home beautiful women so he gets a makeover and heads out on the prowl.

Mack Sennett appears as a barbarian in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
Mack Sennett appears as a policeman in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar. While the miser is at the bank, exchanging stolen notes for gold coin, a couple of thugs witness…

Mehr als jede andere Idee entzweit der Gedanke an ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen die politischen, wirtschaftlichen und philosophischen Debatten. Warum sollte eine Gemeinschaft Einkommen ohne Gegenleistung gewähren? Würde überhaupt noch jemand arbeiten, wenn jeder ohne Lohnarbeit sein Auskommen fände? In einer…

A David Wark Griffith film directed by , released in 1908.
Mack Sennett appears as a policeman and waiter in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
A Gilbert M. Anderson film directed by , released in 1908.

A thug accosts a girl as she leaves her workplace but a man rescues her. The thug vows revenge and, with the help of two friends, attacks the girl and her rescuer again as they’re going for a walk. This…
Mack Sennett appears as a dinner guest and a policeman in this film produced by the Biograph Company.