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Isn't Life Terrible?
Isn't Life Terrible?
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  2. Isn't Life Terrible?

Isn't Life Terrible?

1925
25m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1925

Runtime

25m

Storyline

Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he decides to take the family on a camping trip, his wife learns about a contest sponsored by a pen company, with the first prize being an ocean trip. To win the prize Charley has to sell those pens - surprisingly he wins, but the ship turns out to be a wreck on it's last trip to the scrapyard. To make things worse they accidentally leave their young daughter on the dock and the ship sails without her. What else can go wrong on this trip?

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
25m
Jul 5, 1925
Languages
No Language
Director
Leo McCarey
Leo McCarey
Production
Hal Roach Studios
Hal Roach Studios
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

14 Cast Members

Charley Chase

Charley Chase

The Husband

Katherine Grant

Katherine Grant

The Wife

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)

Lon Poff

Lon Poff

Mr. Jolly

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Potential Pen-Buyer (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Steward Who Drops Plates

Dorothy Morrison

Little Black Girl

Sammy Brooks

Sammy Brooks

Short Passenger (uncredited)

William Gillespie

William Gillespie

Medical Officer (uncredited)

Ham Kinsey

Ham Kinsey

Passenger (uncredited)

Charles Stevenson

Charles Stevenson

Medical Officer (uncredited)

Leo Willis

Leo Willis

Neighbor with Trunk (uncredited)

Nancy McKee

The Daughter (uncredited)

Jules Mendel

Bed Salesman (uncredited)

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