# Old Dad

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{{short description|1920 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Old Dad
| image          = Old Dad (1920) - 5.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Trade advertisement
| director       = [Lloyd Ingraham](/source/Lloyd_Ingraham)
| producer       = [Louis B. Mayer](/source/Louis_B._Mayer)
| screenplay     = [J. Grubb Alexander](/source/J._Grubb_Alexander)
| based_on       = {{based on|''Old Dad''|[Eleanor Hallowell Abbott](/source/Eleanor_Hallowell_Abbott)}}
| starring       = [Mildred Harris](/source/Mildred_Harris)<br>[John St. Polis](/source/John_St._Polis)<br>[Myrtle Stedman](/source/Myrtle_Stedman)<br>[Irving Cummings](/source/Irving_Cummings)<br>Hazel Howell<br>[Loyola O'Connor](/source/Loyola_O'Connor)
| music          = 
| cinematography = Pliny Goodfriend
| editing        = 
| studio         = Chaplin-Mayer Pictures Company
| distributor    = [Associated First National Pictures](/source/First_National_Pictures)
| released       = {{Film date|1920|11|}}
| runtime        = 50 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = Silent (English [intertitle](/source/intertitle)s)
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''Old Dad''''' is a 1920 American [drama film](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) directed by [Lloyd Ingraham](/source/Lloyd_Ingraham) and written by [J. Grubb Alexander](/source/J._Grubb_Alexander). It is based on the 1919 novel ''Old Dad'' by [Eleanor Hallowell Abbott](/source/Eleanor_Hallowell_Abbott). The film stars [Mildred Harris](/source/Mildred_Harris), [John St. Polis](/source/John_St._Polis), [Myrtle Stedman](/source/Myrtle_Stedman), [Irving Cummings](/source/Irving_Cummings), Hazel Howell, and [Loyola O'Connor](/source/Loyola_O'Connor). The film was released in November 1920, by [Associated First National Pictures](/source/First_National_Pictures).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499573/old-dad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813111115/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/499573/Old-Dad/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 13, 2018 |title=Old Dad (1920) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Janiss Garza |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/old-dad-v104581 |title=Old Dad (1920) |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/17846 |title=Old Dad |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |access-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref>

==Plot==
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==Cast==       
*[Mildred Harris](/source/Mildred_Harris) as Daphne Bretton
*[John St. Polis](/source/John_St._Polis) as Jeffrey Bretton 
*[Myrtle Stedman](/source/Myrtle_Stedman) as Virginia Bretton
*[Irving Cummings](/source/Irving_Cummings) as Sheridan Kaire
*Hazel Howell as Peggy Laine
*[Loyola O'Connor](/source/Loyola_O'Connor) as Claudia Merriwane
*Bess Mitchell as Bess Pomeroy
*[Tula Belle](/source/Tula_Belle) as Little Girl with Two Mothers

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Old Dad}}
*{{IMDb title|0011529|Old Dad}}

{{Lloyd Ingraham}}

Category:1920 films
Category:1920 English-language films
Category:American silent drama films
Category:1920 drama films
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:First National Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Lloyd Ingraham
Category:American silent feature films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1920 American films
Category:English-language drama films

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