Isn't Life Terrible?

Isn't Life Terrible?
Film poster
Directed by	Leo McCarey
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	Charley Chase Oliver Hardy
Cinematography	Fred Jackman Len Powers
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	July 5, 1925 (1925-07-05)
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent film English intertitles

Isn't Life Terrible? is a 1925 American film starring Charley Chase and featuring Oliver Hardy and Fay Wray. This short is a parody on D. W. Griffith's 1924 drama Isn't Life Wonderful (1924). The staircase used in this film is the same outdoor staircase seen in Hats Off (1927) and The Music Box (1932). The staircase still exists in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. The staircase is now officially named "The Music Box Steps" and is at the corner of North Vendome Street and Del Monte Drive. ^[1]

Cast

• Charley Chase as Charley
• Katherine Grant as The Wife
• Oliver "Babe" Hardy as Remington - the Brother-in-Law
• Lon Poff as Mr. Jolly
• Dorothy Morrison as Little Black Girl (uncredited)
• Nancy McKee as The Daughter (uncredited)
• Leo Willis as The salesman (uncredited)
• Fay Wray as Potential pen buyer (uncredited)
• Charles Stevenson as Medical Officer (uncredited)
• Charlie Hall as Steward Who Drops Plates (uncredited)
• William Gillespie as Latin American Official (uncredited)
• Sammy Brooks (uncredited)

See also

• List of American films of 1925

References

1. Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved September 3, 2024.

External links

• Isn't Life Terrible? at IMDb
• Isn't Life Terrible? at SilentEra