''The Little Accident'' is a 1930 American
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comedy film
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directed by
William James Craft
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and written by
Gladys Lehman and
Gene Towne
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, based on the 1927 novel ''An Unmarried Father'' by
Floyd Dell
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and the 1928 play ''
Little Accident
''Little Accident'' was a 1928 Broadway three-act comedy written by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell (who also played Norman Overbeck in the play). It was based on Dell's 1927 novel ''An Unmarried Father''. It was produced by Crosby Gaige and direc ...
'' by Dell and
Thomas Mitchell. The film stars
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,
Anita Page,
Sally Blane
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Early life
Blane was born in Salida, Colorado. She was the sister of actresses Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young ...
,
ZaSu Pitts
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,
Joan Marsh, and
Roscoe Karns
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. The film was released on August 3, 1930, by
Universal Pictures
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.
It was
remade by Universal in 1939 as
Little Accident
''Little Accident'' was a 1928 Broadway three-act comedy written by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell (who also played Norman Overbeck in the play). It was based on Dell's 1927 novel ''An Unmarried Father''. It was produced by Crosby Gaige and direc ...
, and by
RKO Radio Pictures
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in 1944 with
Gary Cooper
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as ''
Casanova Brown
''Casanova Brown'' is a 1944 American comedy romantic film directed by Sam Wood, written by Nunnally Johnson, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Frank Morgan. The film had its world premiere in western France after the Allies had li ...
''.
Plot
On the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby.
Cast
*
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Norman Overbeck
*
Anita Page as Isabel
*
Sally Blane
Sally Blane (born Elizabeth Jane Young; July 11, 1910 – August 27, 1997) was an American actress who appeared in over 100 movies.
Early life
Blane was born in Salida, Colorado. She was the sister of actresses Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young ...
as Madge
*
ZaSu Pitts
Zasu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas, including Erich von Stroheim's epic 1924 silent film ''Greed'', and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the ...
as Monica
*
Joan Marsh as Doris
*
Roscoe Karns
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* Roscoe (name)
Places United States
* Roscoe, California (disambiguation)
* Roscoe Township (disambiguation)
* Roscoe, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Roscoe, Illinois, a villag ...
as Gilbert
*
Slim Summerville
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Early life
Summerville was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where his mother d ...
as Hicks
*
Henry Armetta
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as Rudolpho Amendelara
*
Myrtle Stedman
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Stedman was born Myrtle Lincoln in Chicago, Ill ...
as Mrs. Overbeck
*
Albert Gran
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Albert Gran was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the s ...
as Mr. Overbeck
*
Nora Cecil
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Stage
Cecil's career began on the stage, when she debuted in London at age 19 ...
as Dr. Zernecke
*
Bertha Mann
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Early life
Mann was born in Atlanta, Georgia."Raymond Griffith to Wed Actress" ''New York Times'' (January 4, 1928): 31. via ProQuest She trained as a ...
as Miss Hemingway
*
Gertrude Short
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Biography
Carmen Gertrude Short was born in Cincinnati, ...
as Miss Clark
*
Dot Farley
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Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dorothea Farley was t ...
as Mrs. Van Dine
See also
* ''
A Father Without Knowing It'' (1932)
* ''
Unexpected Father
''Unexpected Father'' is a 1939 American comedy drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Baby Sandy, Shirley Ross and Dennis O'Keefe.Rowan p.199
Plot
When a former dancing partner is killed, an entertainer looks after his baby son with ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Casanova Brown
''Casanova Brown'' is a 1944 American comedy romantic film directed by Sam Wood, written by Nunnally Johnson, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Frank Morgan. The film had its world premiere in western France after the Allies had li ...
'' (1944)
* Broadway comedy ''
Little Accident
''Little Accident'' was a 1928 Broadway three-act comedy written by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell (who also played Norman Overbeck in the play). It was based on Dell's 1927 novel ''An Unmarried Father''. It was produced by Crosby Gaige and direc ...
'' (1928)
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1930s English-language films
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Films based on American novels
American films based on plays
Films directed by William James Craft
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