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Directed by Lloyd Ingraham
Screenplay by J. Grubb Alexander
Based onOld Dad
by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Produced by Louis B. Mayer
Starring Mildred Harris
John St. Polis
Myrtle Stedman
Irving Cummings
Hazel Howell
Loyola O'Connor
CinematographyPliny Goodfriend
Production
company
Chaplin-Mayer Pictures Company
Distributed by Associated First National Pictures
Release date
  • November 1920 (1920-11)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Old Dad is a 1920 American drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and written by J. Grubb Alexander. It is based on the 1919 novel Old Dad by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott. The film stars Mildred Harris, John St. Polis, Myrtle Stedman, Irving Cummings, Hazel Howell, and Loyola O'Connor. The film was released in November 1920, by Associated First National Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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