A Successful Failure is a 1934 English-language Comedy motion picture written by Marion Orth and directed by Arthur Lubin and produced by George Yohalem. 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 s is that Cushing is getting too old to keep up with his work. So his loyal co-worker Phil decides to what he can do to help everyone what his friend has to offer. Written by Snow Leopard. A successful failure stars William Collier Sr. in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Lucile Gleason, Russell Hopton, George P. Breakston, William Janney, Gloria Shea and Clarence Wilson. The motion picture is based on short story Your Uncle William by Michael Kane. The music was composed by Clifford Vaughan. Cinematography was done by Jerome Ash and editing by Jack Ogilvie. The film has a running time of 62 minutes. It was released on 15th October 1934. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Monogram Pictures.