Swell Hogan

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Swell Hogan
Written by Ralph Graves
Produced by Howard Hughes
StarringRalph Graves
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent
Budget$80,000

Swell Hogan is an unreleased 1926 American film written by and starring Ralph Graves. A sentimental comedy, it is about a Bowery bum who helps orphans. [1] [2] [3] It was financed by Howard Hughes and was his first production. [4] Sources differ as to whether Hughes did [3] [5] or did not [6] direct it. IMDb credits Graves as the director. [7]

Graves persuaded Hughes to put up the money, claiming that it would only take $40,000. [6] In the end, it was double that amount. [6] After the film was completed, Hughes screened the finished product several times and thought it was a disaster; his uncle Rupert Hughes, a film director and screenwriter, confirmed that opinion. [8] Hughes is believed to have ordered the film to be destroyed. [4] [9]

References

  1. ↑ Longworth, Karina (November 13, 2018). Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood. HarperCollins. ISBN   9780062440532 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Tony (November 22, 1985). Howard Hughes in Hollywood. Citadel Press. ISBN   9780806509761 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 Madden, Nelson C. (November 22, 1976). "The Real Howard Hughes Story". Manor Books – via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 McCarthy, Todd (November 28, 2004). "Lost Hughes pix surface". Variety .
  5. ↑ Lamott, Kenneth Church (1969). "The Moneymakers: The Great Big New Rich in America".
  6. 1 2 3 Brand, Paul (January 31, 2005). ""Nice town. I'll take it." Howard Hughes and Hollywood". Bright Lights Film Journal .
  7. ↑ Swell Hogan at IMDb
  8. ↑ Richardson, Jeffrey (July 4, 2019). "Howard Hughes and the Creation of Modern Hollywood". Fonthill Media – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Porter, Darwin (November 22, 2005). Howard Hughes: Hell's Angel. Blood Moon Productions, Ltd. ISBN   9780974811819 – via Google Books.
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