Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
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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?
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Charley ChaseThe Husband
Katherine GrantThe Wife
Oliver HardyRemington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy)
Lon PoffMr. Jolly
Fay WrayPotential Pen-Buyer (uncredited)
Charlie HallSteward Who Drops PlatesKeywords
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What is Isn't Life Terrible? about?
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?
How long is Isn't Life Terrible??
Isn't Life Terrible? has a runtime of 22 minutes.