{{Short description|1930 film}} {{About|the 1930 film|other uses|Such Is Life (disambiguation){{!}}Such Is Life|and|Así es la vida (disambiguation){{!}}Así es la vida|and|C'est la vie (disambiguation){{!}}C'est la vie}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2014}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox film |name = Thus is Life |image = |caption = |native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Así es la vida}} |director = George Crone |producer = O. E. Goebel<br>George W. Weeks |writer = E. J. Rath (novel)<br>Jorge Juan Crespo<br>Harvey Gates<br>Tom Gibson |starring = José Bohr<br>Delia Magana<br>Lolita Vendrell<br>César Vanoni |music = Carlos Molina |cinematography = Arthur L. Todd |editing = Arthur Tavares |studio = Sono-Art Productions |distributor = Sono-Art Productions |released = {{Film date|1930|5|3}} |runtime = 72 minutes |country = United States |language = Spanish }} '''''Thus is Life''''' (Spanish: '''''Así es la vida''''') is a 1930 American Spanish language romantic comedy film directed by George Crone and starring José Bohr, Delia Magana and Lolita Vendrell. It was produced as the Spanish version of the English language film ''What a Man!'', also directed by Crone.<ref>Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. ''Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995''. Scarecrow Press, 1996. pp. 17-18. {{ISBN|978-0-8108-3192-6}}.</ref> In the early years of sound such multi-language versions were common, and only declined with the development of dubbing.
==Plot== A British ex-Grenadier Guards officer moves to America, but struggles to find work. After he is employed as a chauffeur to a wealthy family, he falls in love with his employer's daughter.
==Cast== *José Bohr as José Rolan *Delia Magaña as Luisa Franklyn *Lolita Vendrell as Blanca Franklyn *César Vanoni as Manuel *Enrique Acosta as Señor Franklyn *Marcela Nivón as Señora Franklyn *Tito Davison as Jorge Franklyn *Myrta Bonillas as La contessa *Julian Rivero as Calton *Ernesto Piedra as Sapo *Rosita Gil as Cora
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|0211929}}
Category:Spanish-language American films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:1930 romantic comedy films Category:Films directed by George Crone Category:American multilingual films Category:Films based on American novels Category:American films based on plays Category:American black-and-white films Category:Films with screenplays by Tom Gibson Category:1930 multilingual films Category:1930 Spanish-language films Category:1930 American films Category:Spanish-language romantic comedy films
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