Accidents Will Happen (1938)
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Ronald Reagan is his usual sprightly self as ambitious insurance claims adjuster Eric Gregg. While diligently investigating a phony insurance racket, Gregg remains blissfully unaware that his own wife Nona (Sheila Bromley) has become deeply indebted to the crooks. Once this fact surfaces, Gregg… More Ronald Reagan is his usual sprightly self as ambitious insurance claims adjuster Eric Gregg. While diligently investigating a phony insurance racket, Gregg remains blissfully unaware that his own wife Nona (Sheila Bromley) has become deeply indebted to the crooks. Once this fact surfaces, Gregg loses both Nona and his job. Picking up the pieces is friendly cigar-stand clerk Patricia Carmody (Gloria Blondell), who ends up helping Gregg round up the villains. At the time Accidents Will Happen was released in 1938, the newspapers were jam-packed with stories about big-money insurance frauds; though the film lacks this timeliness when seen today, it remains an enjoyable trifle thanks to the always-dependable Reagan. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Clemens
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 9, 1938 Wide
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Cast
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Ronald Reagan
as Eric Gregg
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Gloria Blondell
as Patricia "Pat" Carmody
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Dick Purcell
as Jim Faber
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Sheila Bromley
as Nora Gregg
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Addison Richards
as Blair Thurston
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Hugh O'Connell
as John Oldham
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Janet Shaw
as Mary Tarlton
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Elliott Sullivan
as Burley Thorne
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Spec O'Donnell
as Specs
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Kenneth Harlan
as Nudnick
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Don Barclay
as Dorsey
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Earl Dwire
as Dr. Faris
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Max Hoffman Jr.
as Doc
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John K. Butler
as Cosgrove
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Fern Barry
as Girl
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Ralph Dunn
as Court Clerk
- John Harron
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Stuart Holmes
as Len
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Milt Kibbee
as Lineman
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Anderson Lawler
as Dawson
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Wilfred Lucas
as Bailiff
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Betty Mack
as Passenger
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Pat O'Malley
as Conductor
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Willard Parker
as Attendant
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Ralph Peters
as Passenger
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Clinton Rosemond
as Black Man
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Cliff Saum
as Cop
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Jeffrey Sayre
as Electric Company Man
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Frank Shannon
as Man on Crutches
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Edwin Stanley
as Judge
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Myrtle Stedman
as Professional Witnesses
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Bernard Suss
as Mr. Philbert
- Monte Vandergrift
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Max Wagner
as Eddie
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Jack Wise
as Cop
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William Worthington
as Irate Car Owner
- Ellen Clancy
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Betty Farrington
as Sadie
- Jimmy Fox
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Richard Kipling
as Attorney
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Al Herman
as Monty
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Allan Cavan
as Captain
