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Accidents Will Happen

  • 1938
  • Approved
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Ronald Reagan and Sheila Bromley in Accidents Will Happen (1938)
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An insurance adjustor tangles with a big insurance-fraud gang.An insurance adjustor tangles with a big insurance-fraud gang.An insurance adjustor tangles with a big insurance-fraud gang.

  • Director
    • William Clemens
  • Writers
    • George Bricker
    • Anthony Coldeway
    • Morton Grant
  • Stars
    • Ronald Reagan
    • Sheila Bromley
    • Gloria Blondell
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    307
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Clemens
    • Writers
      • George Bricker
      • Anthony Coldeway
      • Morton Grant
    • Stars
      • Ronald Reagan
      • Sheila Bromley
      • Gloria Blondell
    • 12User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    • Eric Gregg
    Sheila Bromley
    Sheila Bromley
    • Nona Gregg
    Gloria Blondell
    Gloria Blondell
    • Patricia Carmody
    Dick Purcell
    Dick Purcell
    • Jim Faber
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • Blair Thurston
    Hugh O'Connell
    Hugh O'Connell
    • John Oldham
    Janet Shaw
    Janet Shaw
    • Mary Tarlton - Gregg's Secretary
    • (as Ellen Clancy)
    Elliott Sullivan
    • Burley Thorne
    Anderson Lawler
    Anderson Lawler
    • F.R. Dawson
    • (as Anderson Lawlor)
    Spec O'Donnell
    Spec O'Donnell
    • 'Specs' Carter
    Kenneth Harlan
    Kenneth Harlan
    • Attorney Elmer Ross
    Don Barclay
    Don Barclay
    • Martin Dorsey - Phoney Drunk Driver
    Earl Dwire
    Earl Dwire
    • Dr. Faris
    Fern Barry
    • Passenger Berating Bus Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    John Butler
    John Butler
    • Cosgrove - Shoe Company Lawyer
    • (uncredited)
    Allan Cavan
    Allan Cavan
    • Fire Chief
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Doyle
    • Ruthie - Oldham's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Dunn
    Ralph Dunn
    • Court Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Clemens
    • Writers
      • George Bricker
      • Anthony Coldeway
      • Morton Grant
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    • Trivia
      Jeffrey Sayre (Electric company man). Allan Conrad (Book salesman) and Milton Kibbee (Lineman) are in studio records/casting call lists for their roles, but do not appear in the movie.
    • Goofs
      When the car is deliberately driven off the road as part of the staged accident, it strikes the ground below with such force that the roof is clearly ripped from the body of the car. A short time later when the insurance adjuster arrives to investigate, the car is seen lying on its side, completely intact.
    • Quotes

      Patricia Carmody: Say, you must have had a bad day.

      Eric Gregg: Its not half as bad as the evening's going to be.

      Patricia Carmody: Do you want a pal to listen to your tale of woe?

      Eric Gregg: I'm afraid it wouldn't be interesting. I'm just about to face some music and, boy, the tempo's going to be terrific.

    • Connections
      Featured in Inside the Dream Factory (1995)

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    3/10

    It's Only Hit and Run

    Honest young insurance agent Ronald Reagan (as Eric Gregg) is optimistic, but poor. His wife, scheming Sheila Bromley (as Nona Gregg), longs for the finer things in life. Describing herself as "not weighted down with tons of righteousness," Ms. Bromley begins to spend more money than Mr. Reagan earns. Bromley obtains the finer things in life, but puts the couple in debt. Bromley is a fun shrew.

    Handsome Reagan attracts other women, like perky clerk Gloria Blondell (as Patricia Carmody); but, he doesn't indulge. To pay the bills, Bromley gets tangled up in the insurance fraud racket - which helps get her husband fired. An unemployed Reagan seems to be tempted into a life of crime - will he remain straight up, or get crooked? Clinton Rosemond has an uncomfortable "broken arm" scene.

    *** Accidents Will Happen (1938) William Clemens ~ Ronald Reagan, Sheila Bromley, Gloria Blondell
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    • Release date
      • April 9, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • O Triunfo da Verdade
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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