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Leo Carrillo, George Raft, and Rosalind Russell in It Had to Happen (1936)

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It Had to Happen

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Director

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  • Roy Del Ruth
    Roy Del Ruth

Writers

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  • Rupert Hughes
    Rupert Hughes
    story "Canavan, The Man Who Had His Way"
  • Howard Ellis Smith
    Howard Ellis Smith
    screenplay and
  • Kathryn Scola
    Kathryn Scola
    screenplay
  • Gene Fowler
    Gene Fowler
    contributing writer (uncredited)
  • Norman Krasna
    Norman Krasna
    contributing writer (uncredited)
  • Allen Rivkin
    Allen Rivkin
    additional scenes (uncredited)
  • Aidan Roark
    Aidan Roark
    contributing writer (uncredited)

Cast

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  • George Raft
    George Raft
    George Raft
    Enrico Scaffa
  • Rosalind Russell
    Rosalind Russell
    Rosalind Russell
    Beatrice Newnes
  • Leo Carrillo
    Leo Carrillo
    Leo Carrillo
    Giuseppe Badjagaloupe
  • Arline Judge
    Arline Judge
    Arline Judge
    Miss Sullivan
  • Alan Dinehart
    Alan Dinehart
    Alan Dinehart
    Rodman Dreke
  • Andrew Tombes
    Andrew Tombes
    Andrew Tombes
    Dooley
  • Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl
    Arthur Hohl
    Honest John Pelkey
  • Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    District Attorney
  • Stanley Fields
    Stanley Fields
    Stanley Fields
    Mug
  • George Irving
    George Irving
    George Irving
    Jury Foreman
  • Thomas E. Jackson in Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
    Thomas E. Jackson
    Thomas E. Jackson
    Mayor's Secretary
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Astrid Allwyn
    Astrid Allwyn
    Astrid Allwyn
    Mabel Spears
    (scenes deleted)
  • Margaret Bloodgood
    Margaret Bloodgood
    Margaret Bloodgood
    Mrs. Spears
    (scenes deleted)
  • Harry C. Bradley
    Harry C. Bradley
    Harry C. Bradley
    Beatrice's Secretary
    (scenes deleted)
  • Nina Campana
    Nina Campana
    Tony's Wife
    (scenes deleted)
  • George Humbert
    George Humbert
    Tony
    (scenes deleted)
  • Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Policeman
    (scenes deleted)
  • Franklyn Ardell
    Franklyn Ardell
    Franklyn Ardell
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Lynn Bari in The Magnificent Dope (1942)
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    Secretary
    (uncredited)
  • Curtis Benton
    Curtis Benton
    Radio Announcer
    (uncredited)
  • George Bookasta
    George Bookasta
    Italian Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Tommy Bupp
    Tommy Bupp
    Tommy Bupp
    Shoeshine Boy
    (uncredited)
  • James Burke
    James Burke
    James Burke
    Foreman
    (uncredited)
  • Wallis Clark
    Wallis Clark
    Wallis Clark
    Immigration Officer
    (uncredited)
  • Clay Clement
    Clay Clement
    Clay Clement
    McCloskey - Scaffa's Attorney
    (uncredited)
  • G. Pat Collins in All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
    G. Pat Collins
    G. Pat Collins
    Workman
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Cooper
    Edward Cooper
    Butler
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Curtis
    Jack Curtis
    Jack Curtis
    Workman
    (uncredited)
  • Frank De Voe
    Frank De Voe
    Minor Role
    (uncredited)
  • John Dilson, Lotus Long, Keye Luke, and Grant Withers in Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
    John Dilson
    John Dilson
    Juror
    (uncredited)
  • Jimmie Dundee in The War of the Worlds (1953)
    Jimmie Dundee
    Jimmie Dundee
    Workman
    (uncredited)
  • Pauline Garon
    Pauline Garon
    Pauline Garon
    French Maid
    (uncredited)
  • Bud Geary
    Bud Geary
    Bud Geary
    Minor Role
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Hatfield
    Jack Hatfield
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Ben Hendricks Jr.
    Ben Hendricks Jr.
    Workman
    (uncredited)
  • Herbert Heywood
    Herbert Heywood
    Trainer
    (uncredited)
  • J. Anthony Hughes
    J. Anthony Hughes
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Hurst in The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
    Paul Hurst
    Paul Hurst
    Workman
    (uncredited)
  • John Hyams
    John Hyams
    Man in Cafe
    (uncredited)
  • Selmer Jackson in The Dark Past (1948)
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    Minor Role
    (uncredited)
  • Gladden James
    Gladden James
    Gladden James
    Minor Role
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Keane
    Edward Keane
    Politician
    (uncredited)
  • John Kelly in Dressed to Kill (1928)
    John Kelly
    John Kelly
    Moving Man
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Lane in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    State Examiner
    (uncredited)
  • Loo Loy
    Loo Loy
    Chinese Man
    (uncredited)
  • Matt McHugh
    Matt McHugh
    Matt McHugh
    Elevator Man
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Meredith
    Frank Meredith
    Motorcycle Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Torben Meyer
    Torben Meyer
    Torben Meyer
    Sign Painter
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Moran in The Informer (1935)
    Frank Moran
    Frank Moran
    Moving Man
    (uncredited)
  • James C. Morton in Hot News Margie (1931)
    James C. Morton
    James C. Morton
    Bartender
    (uncredited)
  • Jay Novello in Naked City (1958)
    Jay Novello
    Jay Novello
    Santoro
    (uncredited)
  • Inez Palange in Dodsworth (1936)
    Inez Palange
    Inez Palange
    Italian Mother
    (uncredited)
  • Maxine Reiner
    Maxine Reiner
    Maxine Reiner
    Minor Role
    (uncredited)
  • Cully Richards
    Cully Richards
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • John Sheehan
    John Sheehan
    John Sheehan
    Pelkey's Secretary
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Stanton in Condemned Women (1938)
    Paul Stanton
    Paul Stanton
    Mayor of New York
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Stubbs
    Harry Stubbs
    Harry Stubbs
    Bailiff
    (uncredited)
  • Ben Taggart
    Ben Taggart
    Ben Taggart
    New York Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Ray Turner in Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
    Ray Turner
    Ray Turner
    Zeke
    (uncredited)
  • Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    Emmett Vogan
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Lloyd Whitlock
    Lloyd Whitlock
    Lloyd Whitlock
    Man in Cafe
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Woods
    Harry Woods
    Harry Woods
    Workman
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Raymond Griffith
    Raymond Griffith
    associate producer
  • Darryl F. Zanuck
    Darryl F. Zanuck
    producer

Cinematographer

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  • J. Peverell Marley
    J. Peverell Marley
    cinematographer (as Peverell Marley) (photography)

Editor

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  • Allen McNeil
    Allen McNeil

Art Director

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  • Hans Peters
    Hans Peters

Costume Designer

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  • Gwen Wakeling
    Gwen Wakeling

Production Manager

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  • Ed Ebele
    Ed Ebele
    production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • Ben Silvey
    Ben Silvey
    assistant director

Art Department

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  • Thomas Little
    Thomas Little
    settings

Sound Department

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  • Eugene Grossman
    Eugene Grossman
    sound
  • Roger Heman Sr.
    Roger Heman Sr.
    sound (as Roger Heman)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Harry Davis
    Harry Davis
    camera operator (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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  • Wallace Grissell
    Wallace Grissell
    editorial assistant (uncredited)
  • Harry Reynolds
    Harry Reynolds
    editorial assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Arthur Lange
    Arthur Lange
    musical director

Additional Crew

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  • Joseph M. Schenck
    Joseph M. Schenck
    presenter
  • Leicester Wagner
    Leicester Wagner
    publicist

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