The Old Man (1931 film)

The Old Man is a 1931 British drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Maisie Gay, Patrick Susands, and Joan Barry. The film revolves around the plight of an elderly man struggling with poverty and the challenges of old age in a rapidly changing society. Specific plot details, production information, and reception details are scarce due to the film's relative obscurity and limited documentation surviving from the era. It is considered a "quota quickie," a type of low-budget film produced in Britain during the 1930s to fulfill a legal requirement that mandated British cinemas screen a certain percentage of domestically produced films. This often led to lower quality productions rushed into theaters to meet the quota, contributing to their subsequent lack of recognition.