The Lighter That Failed
1927, English. Directed by James Parrott.
For his birthday, Charley gets a cigarette lighter, but it won't light. He works on it with ill-suited tools amidst his family all giving advice. Finally, he unwisely fuels it with gasoline, which gets it lit, but soon, so is his house.
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- 0h 20m
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- 1 October 1927
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The Lighter That Failed isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1927. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Lighter That Failed?
If you liked The Lighter That Failed, try Thunderstruck, The F**k-It List, The Pink Panther Strikes Again.
Who directed The Lighter That Failed?
The Lighter That Failed (1927) was directed by James Parrott and stars Charley Chase, Edna Marion, May Wallace.