Isn't Life Terrible (1925) | Directed by Leo McCarey - Full Movie

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?

Isn't Life Terrible? is a 1925 American film starring Charley Chase and featuring Oliver Hardy and Fay Wray. It is the debut of director Leo McCarey. 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.

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
Running time: 20 minutes
Country: United States
Language: Silent film, English intertitles