A Successful Failure

1h 2min

Comedy

Ellery Cushing is full of catchy sayings and old-fashioned wisdom. But all that his family cares about is how much money he makes, and all that his boss at the newspaper sees is that Cushing is getting too old to keep up with his work. So his loyal co-worker Phil decides to see what he can do to help everyone see what his friend has to offer.

Cast

William Collier Sr.

William Collier Sr.

Ellery Cushing aka Uncle Dudley
Lucile Gleason

Lucile Gleason

Mrs. Cushing
Russell Hopton

Russell Hopton

Phil Stardon
Gloria Shea

Gloria Shea

Ruth Cushing
William Janney

William Janney

Robert Cushing
Jameson Thomas

Jameson Thomas

Jerry Franklin
George P. Breakston

George P. Breakston

Tommy Cushing
Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

J.W. Blair
Clarence Wilson

Clarence Wilson

H.T. Flintly
Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Radical Speaker

Release date

14th Oct 1934

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English