title: The Old Fool
text: # 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
  