Isn't Life Wonderful
A Simple Romance of Love and Potatoes
A Polish family, left homeless in the wake of World War I, move to Germany and struggle to survive during the Great Inflation. War orphan Inga has only accumulated a small amount of money from the rubble and hopes to wed Paul. Weakened by poison gas, Paul begins to invest in Inga's future and serves as their symbol of optimism.
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Top Cast
Carol Dempster
Inga
Neil Hamilton
Paul
Erville Alderson
The Professor
Helen Lowell
The Grandmother
Marcia Harris
The Aunt
Frank Puglia
Theodor
Lupino Lane
Rudolph
Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Leader of the Workers
Paul Rehkopf
Hungry Worker
Robert Scholtz
Hungry Worker
Walter Plimmer Jr.
The American
Desha Delteil
Cabaret Dancer
Crew
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