A Successful Failure
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1934-10-14
Runtime: 62 mins
Director: Arthur Lubin
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy
Original title: A Successful Failure
Production Companies: Monogram Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
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