Isn't Life Wonderful

D.W. Griffith
1924-12-05

A Simple Romance of Love and Potatoes
6.5
115 min

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

Name Character Team
Carol Dempster Inga Unowned
Neil Hamilton Paul Unowned
Erville Alderson The Professor Unowned
Helen Lowell The Grandmother Unowned
Marcia Harris The Aunt Unowned
Frank Puglia Theodor Unowned
Lupino Lane Rudolph Unowned
Hans Adalbert Schlettow Leader of the Workers Unowned
Paul Rehkopf Hungry Worker Unowned
Robert Scholtz Hungry Worker Unowned
Walter Plimmer The American Unowned
Desha Delteil Cabaret Dancer Unowned