''Swell Hogan'' is an unreleased 1926 American film written by and starring

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. A sentimental comedy, it is about a

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bum who helps orphans. The film was financed by

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and was his first production. Sources differ as to whether Hughes did or did not direct it.

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credits Graves as the director. Graves persuaded Hughes to put up the money, claiming that it would only take $40,000. In the end, it was double that amount. After the film was completed, Hughes screened the finished product several times and thought it was a disaster; his uncle

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, a film director and screenwriter, confirmed that opinion. Hughes is believed to have ordered the film to be destroyed.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swell Hogan 1926 films 1926 comedy films 1926 lost films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films English-language comedy films Lost American comedy films Silent American comedy films Unreleased American films