Life's Darn Funny

Life's Darn Funny
Life's Darn Funny
Directed by	Dallas M. Fitzgerald
Written by	Mary O'Hara ; Arthur Ripley
Story by	Christine Jope-Slade
Starring	Viola Dana ; Gareth Hughes ; Eva Gordon
Cinematography	John Arnold
Production; company	Metro Pictures
Distributed by	Metro Pictures
Release date	August 1, 1921;
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated November 02, 2025

Life's Darn Funny is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and starring Viola Dana, Gareth Hughes, and Eva Gordon.^[1]

Plot

Cast

Viola Dana as Zoe Roberts
Gareth Hughes as Clay Warwick
Eva Gordon as Miss Dellaroc
Kathleen O'Connor as Gwendolyn Miles
Mark Fenton as Prince Karamazov

Production

Exteriors for Life's Darn Funny were filmed at Santa Catalina Island.^[2]

Preservation

With no prints of Life's Darn Funny located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3]

References

↑ Munden p. 432
↑ Camera!. Los Angeles: Raymond Cannon. April 16, 1921. p. 8.
↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Life's Darn Funny". March 13, 2024. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2025.

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

Life's Darn Funny at IMDb

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[1] Munden p. 432

[2] Camera!. Los Angeles: Raymond Cannon. April 16, 1921. p. 8.

[3] "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Life's Darn Funny". March 13, 2024. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2025.

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