A Self-Made Failure
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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.
Cast
- Lloyd Hamilton as Breezy, The Failure
- Ben Alexander as Sonny
- Matt Moore as John Steele
- Patsy Ruth Miller as Alice Neal
- Mary Carr as Grandma Neal
- Sam De Grasse as Cyrus Cruikshank
- Charles Reisner as Spike Malone (credited as Chuck Reisner)
- Victor Potel as Pokey Jones
- Dan Mason as Dan
- Harry Todd as The Constable
- Alta Allen as Mrs. Spike Malone
- Doris Duane as The Waitress
- Priscilla Moran as Alice Neal, age 4
- Joe McGray as Vermin
- Cameo the Dog as himself, Cameo
unbilled
- Monte Collins - ?
- Dot Farley - ?
Preservation
A Self-Made Failure is currently presumed lost. In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.
External links
- at IMDb
- at silenthollywood.com