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When he finds out his ex-wife has just had his child and plans to give her up for adoption, a timid English instructor dashes to the child's rescue and attempts to care for her in a hotel room. Before too long, however, his new fiancee and his ex confront him and he must decide what he will do. This light comedy starring Gary Cooper, Theresa Wright and Anita Louise garnered Oscar nominations for Sound and Art Direction and was previously filmed under the title Little Accident in 1930 and 1939.
Original Release
08/23/1944
US Release
08/23/1944
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Teresa Wright | Isabel Drury |
| Frank Morgan | Mr. Ferris / J.J. Ferris |
| Anita Louise | Madge Ferris |
| Edmund Breon | Mr. Drury |
| Patricia Collinge | Mrs. Drury |
| Jill Esmond | Dr. Zernerke / Dr. Martha Zernecke |
| Mary Treen | Monica Case / Monica Case, the Maid |
| Emory Parnell | Frank / Frank, the Bell Captain |
| Isobel Elsom | Mrs. Ferris |
| Halliwell Hobbes | Charles / Charles, the Butler |
Directors
Writers
Floyd Dell, Thomas Mitchell, Nunnally Johnson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Teresa Wright | Isabel Drury |
| Frank Morgan | Mr. Ferris / J.J. Ferris |
| Anita Louise | Madge Ferris |
| Edmund Breon | Mr. Drury |
| Patricia Collinge | Mrs. Drury |
| Jill Esmond | Dr. Zernerke / Dr. Martha Zernecke |
| Mary Treen | Monica Case / Monica Case, the Maid |
| Emory Parnell | Frank / Frank, the Bell Captain |
| Isobel Elsom | Mrs. Ferris |
| Halliwell Hobbes | Charles / Charles, the Butler |
| Charles Cane | Hicks |
| Larry Olsen | Junior |
| Irving Bacon | Hotel Manager |
| Dorothy Tree | Nurse Clark |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Yokes |
| Ernie Adams | Expectant Father |
| John Alban | Father at Baby Window |
| Ernie Alexander | Man in License Bureau |
| Sam Ash | Technician |
| Billy Bletcher | Father in Waiting Room |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gary Cooper | Producer |
| Nunnally Johnson | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
