Swell Hogan

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Swell Hogan
Written byRalph Graves
Produced byHoward 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]

The film 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]

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