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A Self-Made Failure
“A riot of comedy with a tear or two.”
100%
Movie
1h 20m
AI Analysis
A Self-Made Failure (1924) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of A Self-Made Failure (1924) — a movie tagged as cinema with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Young Sonny's dying father leaves him in the care of Breezy, a hobo he has mistaken for a wealthy businessman. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~80 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate A Self-Made Failure 100% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
A Self-Made Failure is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
100%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Young Sonny's dying father leaves him in the care of Breezy, a hobo he has mistaken for a wealthy businessman.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1924-06-29
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- TMDB rating
- 10.0
- TMDB ID
- 1506564
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What is A Self-Made Failure about?
Young Sonny's dying father leaves him in the care of Breezy, a hobo he has mistaken for a wealthy businessman.
Is there an AI analysis for A Self-Made Failure?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie A Self-Made Failure?
The official runtime for A Self-Made Failure is approximately 80 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
- L
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
- D
Doris Duane
The Waitress

Priscilla Moran
Alice Neal - Age 4
- J
Joe McCray
Vermin
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