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This Isn't the Life (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy

This Isn't the Life (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy

Riley, a laborer, works in the new subway. He falls heir to a lot of money, a fact which bores Riley to death, but pleases his socially ambitious wife and daughter. They make him move into a swell neighborhood and subject him to a lot of ...See moreRiley, a laborer, works in the new subway. He falls heir to a lot of money, a fact which bores Riley to death, but pleases his socially ambitious wife and daughter. They make him move into a swell neighborhood and subject him to a lot of social tortures that drive Riley crazy. He finally realizes that it is the money that is causing his unhappiness, and at once begins to plan to lose it. But everything that Riley touches, instead of diminishing his bank account, increases it and he is in despair. Finally he reads in the paper that Harry Thaw's trial cost a million dollars for lawyers' fees, and Riley has an inspiration. He decides to become a nut, get himself committed to Matteawan and hire the best legal talent to liberate him, for Riley argues that when the lawyers finish there won't be enough money left to buy a shave. Riley gets into the fool factory, but finds it so uncomfortable there that he wants to get out again, but cannot. Through his lawyers he gets another examination, but when he tells the judge that his reason for getting in there, in the first place, was "that he preferred to be poor rather than rich," the judge decides that any man who would rather be poor than rich is surely nutty, and Riley is sent back to durance vile. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Davy Don Riley (as David L. Don) Riley (as David L. Don) See fewer	The Hidden Truth (1919)
Florence Williams Riley's Wife Riley's Wife See fewer	The College Widow (1915)
Patsy De Forest Riley's Daughter Riley's Daughter See fewer	Lost on Dress Parade (1918)
Jack Delson Count Gazazas Count Gazazas See fewer	A Woman Went Forth (1915)