A Successful Failure (1934)
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.
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Cast
William Collier Sr.
as Ellery Cushing aka Uncle Dudley
William Collier Sr. was born on November 12, 1864 in New York City, New York, as William Morenus. He was an actor and writer, known for Wife and Auto Trouble (1916), Harmony at Home (1930) and Up the...
Lucile Gleason
as Mrs. Cushing
Lucile Gleason was born on February 6, 1888 in Pasadena, California, USA as Lucile Webster. She is known for her work on The Clock (1945), Woman Unafraid (1934) and She's in the Army (1942). She was m...
Russell Hopton
as Phil Stardon
Gloria Shea
as Ruth Cushing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gloria Shea (May 30, 1910 – February 8, 1995) was an American film actress. She was sometimes billed as Olive Shea.
Born in New York City, Shea received her sch...
William Janney
as Robert Cushing
Jameson Thomas
as Jerry Franklin
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Jameson Thomas (born Thomas Roland Jameson; 24 March 1888 – 10 January 1939) was an English film actor. He appeared in 82 films between 1923 and 1939.
In 1929 h...
Director
Arthur Lubin