Isn't Life Wonderful(1924)

A Simple Romance of Love and Potatoes

62

1h 55m

  • Drama,
  • Romance

Overview

A family from Poland has been left homeless in the wake of World War I. They move to Germany and struggle to survive the conditions there, during the Great Inflation. Inga is a Polish war orphan who has only accumulated a small amount of money from the rubble and hopes to marry Paul. Weakened by poison gas, Paul begins to invest in Inga's future and he serves as their symbol of optimism.

Cast

  • Carol Dempster

    Carol Dempster

    Inga

  • Neil Hamilton

    Neil Hamilton

    Paul

  • Erville Alderson

    Erville Alderson

    The Professor

  • Helen Lowell

    Helen Lowell

    The Grandmother

  • Marcia Harris

    Marcia Harris

    The Aunt

  • Frank Puglia

    Frank Puglia

    Theodor

  • Lupino Lane

    Lupino Lane

    Rudolph

  • Hans Adalbert Schlettow

    Hans Adalbert Schlettow

    Leader of the Workers

  • Paul Rehkopf

    Paul Rehkopf

    Hungry Worker

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    Status

    Released (Dec 5, 1924)

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