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

Ralph Graves Ralph Graves (born Ralph Horsburgh; January 23, 1900 – February 18, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and actor who appeared in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1949. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Graves had alre ...

. A sentimental comedy, it is about a

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bum who helps orphans. It was financed by

Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American business magnate, record-setting pilot, engineer, film producer, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and richest people in th ...

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 realized 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 destroyed.

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* {{imdb title , 0270680 Unreleased American films