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'''''A Successful Failure''''' is a 1934 American film directed by [[Arthur Lubin]]. It was Lubin's first film as director.<ref>Schallert, E. (1935, May 28). Negotiations started for filming of "petrified forest" with leslie howard. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/163303169</ref> |
'''''A Successful Failure''''' is a 1934 American film directed by [[Arthur Lubin]]. It was Lubin's first film as director.<ref>Schallert, E. (1935, May 28). Negotiations started for filming of "petrified forest" with leslie howard. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/163303169</ref><ref>"Successful Failure" ... |
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Picture Show; London Vol. 33, Iss. 842, (Jun 22, 1935): 5-6, 24.</ref> |
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*David Hanna as The savage, Atlas Broadcasting |
*David Hanna as The savage, Atlas Broadcasting |
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There is no connection between the fictional radio personality "Uncle Dudley" in this film, and the 1935 comedy film [[Your Uncle Dudley]], with [[Edward Everett Horton]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027236/</ref> |
There is no connection between the fictional radio personality "Uncle Dudley" in this film, and the 1935 comedy film [[Your Uncle Dudley]], with [[Edward Everett Horton]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027236/</ref> |
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This film is based on the short story,"Your Uncle William" by Michael Kane, published in ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]''.<ref>http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91809/Successful-Failure/screenplay-info.html</ref> |
This film is based on the short story,"Your Uncle William" by Michael Kane, published in ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]''.<ref>http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91809/Successful-Failure/screenplay-info.html</ref> |
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William Collier signed in June 1934.<ref>Talented 3-Year Old Child Discovered as Studios Search for More Shirley Temple Los Angeles Times21 June 1934: 11. </ref> |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*{{IMDb title|id=0025845|title=A Successful Failure}} |
*{{IMDb title|id=0025845|title=A Successful Failure}} |
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*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91809/Successful-Failure A Successful Failure] at [[TCMDB]] |
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*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b6e5502 A Successful Failure] at BFI |
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*[https://letterboxd.com/film/a-successful-failure/ A Successful Failure] at Letterbox DVD |
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*{{Internet Archive film|id=successful_failure|name=A Successful Failure}} |
*{{Internet Archive film|id=successful_failure|name=A Successful Failure}} |
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Revision as of 04:00, 3 August 2019
| A Successful Failure | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Lubin |
| Written by | Marion Orth |
| Produced by | George Yohalem |
| Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
| Edited by | Jack Ogilvie |
| Music by | Clifford Vaughan |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Successful Failure is a 1934 American film directed by Arthur Lubin. It was Lubin's first film as director.[1][2]
Plot
Ellery Cushing (William Collier, Sr.) has trouble at home, and at work. When he's fired from the newspaper where he’s worked for fifteen years, his friend Phil (Russell Hopton) quits too, outraged.
Together, they work from their “office”, on a park bench, until Phil can get Ellery a try-out, on a radio spot, as “Uncle Dudley”. The character is a big hit, with his folksy witticisms.
Meanwhile, at home, Ma, Mrs. Cushing (Lucile Gleason), has her hands full with their daughter, Ruth (Gloria Shea), who has spurned Phil’s attentions for an aging Lothario, Jerry (Jameson Thomas). While their oldest son, Robert (William Janney), after turning down a job, has got mixed up with some “Red” rabble-rousers, in the park.
Only their youngest son, Tommy (George P. Breakston), manages to stay out of trouble, doing his homework. Tommy thinks their Dad is alright, even better than “that guy on the radio”, who they don’t know is their father.
It’s only after “Uncle Dudley” gets a concussion, after being hit with a brick, quelling a riot of “Reds”, in the park that his family begin to value his worth, and, Phil’s, if they all live to appreciate it.
Cast
- William Collier Sr. as Ellery Cushing aka Uncle Dudley
- Lucile Gleason as Mrs. Cushing
- Russell Hopton as Phil Stardon
- George P. Breakston as Tommy Cushing
- William Janney as Robert Cushing
- Gloria Shea as Ruth Cushing
- Clarence Wilson as H.T. Flintly, News Record Editor
- Jameson Thomas as Jerry Franklin, Ruth's Beau
- Richard Tucker as J.W. Blair, Atlas Broadcasting
- David Hanna as The savage, Atlas Broadcasting
Production
There is no connection between the fictional radio personality "Uncle Dudley" in this film, and the 1935 comedy film Your Uncle Dudley, with Edward Everett Horton.[3]
This film is based on the short story,"Your Uncle William" by Michael Kane, published in The Saturday Evening Post.[4]
William Collier signed in June 1934.[5]
The film marked Lucile Gleason's return to movies after a break. Filming started July 1034.[6]
References
- ^ Schallert, E. (1935, May 28). Negotiations started for filming of "petrified forest" with leslie howard. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/163303169
- ^ "Successful Failure" ... Picture Show; London Vol. 33, Iss. 842, (Jun 22, 1935): 5-6, 24.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027236/
- ^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91809/Successful-Failure/screenplay-info.html
- ^ Talented 3-Year Old Child Discovered as Studios Search for More Shirley Temple Los Angeles Times21 June 1934: 11.
- ^ Schallert, E. (1934, Jul 19). Mitzi green, former child star, gets first grown-up role in edward small feature. Los Angeles Times
External links
- A Successful Failure at IMDb
- A Successful Failure at TCMDB
- A Successful Failure at BFI
- A Successful Failure at Letterbox DVD
- A Successful Failure is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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