The Little Accident is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William James Craft and written by Gladys Lehman and Gene Towne, based on the 1927 novel An Unmarried Father by Floyd Dell and the 1928 play Little Accident by Dell and Thomas Mitchell. The film stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Anita Page, Sally Blane, ZaSu Pitts, Joan Marsh, and Roscoe Karns. The film was released on August 3, 1930, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3] It was remade by Universal in 1939 as Little Accident, and by RKO Radio Pictures in 1944 with Gary Cooper as Casanova Brown.
| The Little Accident | |
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| Directed by | William James Craft |
| Screenplay by | Gladys Lehman Gene Towne |
| Based on | Little Accident (play) by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle, Jr. |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Anita Page Sally Blane ZaSu Pitts Joan Marsh Roscoe Karns |
| Cinematography | Roy Overbaugh |
| Edited by | Harry W. Lieb |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editOn the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby.
Cast
edit- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Norman Overbeck
- Anita Page as Isabel
- Sally Blane as Madge
- ZaSu Pitts as Monica
- Joan Marsh as Doris
- Roscoe Karns as Gilbert
- Slim Summerville as Hicks
- Henry Armetta as Rudolpho Amendelara
- Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Overbeck
- Albert Gran as Mr. Overbeck
- Nora Cecil as Dr. Zernecke
- Bertha Mann as Miss Hemingway
- Gertrude Short as Miss Clark
- Dot Farley as Mrs. Van Dine
See also
edit- A Father Without Knowing It (1932)
- Unexpected Father (1939)
- Casanova Brown (1944)
- Broadway comedy Little Accident (1928)
References
edit- ^ "The Little Accident (1930) - Overview". TCM.com. August 1, 1930. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2016). "The-Little-Accident - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "The Little Accident". Afi.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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