A Self-Made Failure (1924)
A riot of comedy with a tear or two.
Young Sonny's dying father leaves him in the care of Breezy, a hobo he has mistaken for a wealthy businessman.
- Date of release
- 1924-06-29
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Director
- William Beaudine
Casting
- Lloyd Hamilton — Breezy
- Ben Alexander — Sonny
- Matt Moore — John Steele
- Patsy Ruth Miller — Alice Neal
- Mary Carr — Grandma Neal
- Sam De Grasse — Cyrus Cruikshank
- Charles Reisner — Spike Malone
- Victor Potel — Pokey Jones
- Dan Mason — Dan
- Harry Todd — The Constable
- Alta Allen — Mrs. Spike Malone
- Doris Duane — The Waitress
Interesting facts
A Self-Made Failure is a 1924 American silent comedy film distributed by Associated First National Pictures, later First National Pictures. It was directed by William Beaudine and starred silent comic Lloyd Hamilton and then child actor Ben Alexander. At the time it was released, it one of the longest comedy features ever made.
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