Is Life Worth Living?
| Is Life Worth Living? | |
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| Directed by | Alan Crosland |
| Written by | George Weston |
| Produced by | Lewis J. Selznick |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jules Cronjager |
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| Distributed by | Select Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Is Life Worth Living? is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Eugene O'Brien, Winifred Westover and Arthur Housman.[1]
Plot
[edit]Released on suspended sentence after being tried for a crime of which he is innocent, Melville Marley becomes a salesman for a typewriter-supply house. Unable to succeed in this venture, he buys a revolver in a pawnshop and goes to Central Park to kill himself. There he encounters Lois, a young girl who faints from despair and hunger on a park bench, and after taking her to his boardinghouse and securing her accommodation, he sets out with new determination and turns in a large order. Receiving a credit extension, he goes into business for himself; and with help from Lois, his new stenographer, a thriving business develops, and so does their love.
Cast
[edit]- Eugene O'Brien as Melville Marley
- Winifred Westover as Lois Mason
- Arthur Housman as Jimmy Colton
- George Lessey as Lawyer
- Warren Cook as Joseph Gordon
- Arthur Donaldson as Isaac - Pawnbroker
- Florida Kingsley as Mrs. Grant
Preservation status
[edit]A copy survives in the Museum of Modern Art archives.[2][3]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Monaco, James. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.
External links
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