Is Life Worth Living?

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]

Is Life Worth Living?
Directed by	Alan Crosland
Written by	George Weston
Produced by	Lewis J. Selznick
Starring	Eugene O'Brien Winifred Westover Arthur Housman
Cinematography	Jules Cronjager
Production company	Selznick Pictures
Distributed by	Select Pictures
Release date	June 1921 (1921-06)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

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

• 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

A copy survives in the Museum of Modern Art archives.^[2][3]