Isn't Life Terrible?
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?
Directed by Leo McCarey
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Cast
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Charley Chase The Husband -
Katherine Grant The Wife -
Oliver Hardy Remington - the Brother-in-Law (as 'Babe' Hardy) -
Lon Poff Mr. Jolly -
Fay Wray Potential Pen-Buyer (uncredited) -
Charlie Hall Steward Who Drops Plates - Dorothy Morrison Little Black Girl
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Sammy Brooks Short Passenger (uncredited) -
William Gillespie Medical Officer (uncredited) -
Ham Kinsey Passenger (uncredited) -
Charles Stevenson Medical Officer (uncredited) -
Leo Willis Neighbor with Trunk (uncredited)
Make it a double feature
1h 36m together
Isn't Life Terrible?
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