Isn't Life Terrible?
1925, English. Directed by Leo McCarey.
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?
- Runtime
- 0h 25m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Leo McCareyDirector
- 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 Plates
- Dorothy MorrisonLittle Black Girl
- Sammy BrooksShort Passenger (uncredited)
- William GillespieMedical Officer (uncredited)
- Ham KinseyPassenger (uncredited)
- Charles StevensonMedical Officer (uncredited)
- Leo WillisNeighbor with Trunk (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 5 July 1925
- Country
- United States of America
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Isn't Life Terrible? runs 25 minutes (0h 25m).
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Isn't Life Terrible? isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 July 1925. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Isn't Life Terrible??
Isn't Life Terrible? (1925) was directed by Leo McCarey and stars Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Oliver Hardy.