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This Is th' Life (1914)

This Is th' Life poster
Directed by
Henry Otto
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a short silent film about a young person trying to change a stubborn father's mind. It follows their efforts to bring the family together in a comedy of misunderstandings.

old-fashionedlightheartedsimplewhimsicalbreezyplayfulquietfamily-oriented

What happens

This Is th' Life is a 1914 American silent short film directed by Henry Otto starring Charlotte Burton, George Field, Ed Coxen, Edith Borella, and John Steppling. The two-reel film previously was titled Converting Dad before being renamed to This Is th' Life before its August 24, 1914, release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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