Isn't Life Terrible? (1925)
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?
Director: Leo McCarey
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Charley Chase as The Husband |
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Katherine Grant as The Wife |
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Oliver Hardy as Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy) |
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Lon Poff as Mr. Jolly |
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Fay Wray as Potential Pen-Buyer (uncredited) |
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Charlie Hall as Steward Who Drops Plates |
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Dorothy Morrison as Little Black Girl |
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Sammy Brooks as Short Passenger (uncredited) |
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William Gillespie as Medical Officer (uncredited) |
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Ham Kinsey as Passenger (uncredited) |
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Charles Stevenson as Medical Officer (uncredited) |
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Leo Willis as Neighbor with Trunk (uncredited) |
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Nancy McKee as The Daughter (uncredited) |
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Jules Mendel as Bed Salesman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Leo McCarey | Director |