- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy
- Release: 1934-10-15
- Director: Arthur Lubin
- Writers: Michael Kane , Marion Orth
- Language: English
- Stars: William Collier Sr. , Lucile Gleason , Russell Hopton , George P. Breakston , William Janney , Gloria Shea , Clarence Wilson , Jameson Thomas , Richard Tucker , Dick Curtis
- Runtime: 62 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: A Successful Failure (United States of America) , A Successful Failure
- Plot: 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.
- IMDB:tt0025845
A Successful Failure Cast · · · ALL
Arthur Lubin
Director
William Collier Sr.
Ellery Cushing aka Uncle Dudley
Lucile Gleason
Mrs. Cushing
Russell Hopton
Phil Stardon
Gloria Shea
Ruth Cushing
William Janney
Robert Cushing
Jameson Thomas
Jerry Franklin
George P. Breakston
Tommy Cushing
Richard Tucker
J.W. Blair
Clarence Wilson
H.T. Flintly
Francis McDonald
Radical Speaker