A Successful Failure 89 years old

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.

Credits

A Successful Failure Cast

Name Character
Russell Hopton He was 34, 45 years old when he died as Phil Stardon
Lucile Gleason She was 46, 59 years old when she died as Mrs. Cushing
William Collier Sr. was 69, 79 years old when died as Ellery Cushing aka Uncle Dudley

A Successful Failure Crew

Name Department
Arthur Lubin as Director. He was 36 (96) years old when He died Directing
A Successful Failure poster
A Successful Failure (89 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, October 14, 1934
  • Runtime: 62 minutes