It Happened One Night

“An unforgettable entertainment...the outstanding performance of two outstanding careers!”

7.8

1934

1h 45m

ComedyRomance

Director: Frank Capra

Overview

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

Trailer

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Cast

Peter Warne

Clark Gable

Peter Warne

Ellie Andrews

Claudette Colbert

Ellie Andrews

Alexander Andrews

Walter Connolly

Alexander Andrews

Oscar Shapeley

Roscoe Karns

Oscar Shapeley

King Westley

Jameson Thomas

King Westley

Danker

Alan Hale

Danker

Zeke

Arthur Hoyt

Zeke

Zeke's Wife

Blanche Friderici

Zeke's Wife

Joe Gordon

Charles C. Wilson

Joe Gordon

Bag Thief (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

Bag Thief (uncredited)

Woman at Auto Camp (uncredited)

Jessie Arnold

Woman at Auto Camp (uncredited)

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Reviews

Andres Gomez

A classical comedy which would be setting some standards with great performance from Clark Gable.

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JTomKinser

Made nearly 90 years ago and still fun to watch. Sarcastic, witty, and entertaining. "Mind if I tried? ... You? Don't make me laugh."

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CinemaSerf

Claudette Colbert is great as the independently-minded heiress "Ellie" who jumps from her father's yacht and finds herself, nigh-on penniless, on a bus to New York. Also angling for that last seat on the bus is the roguish "Warne" (Clark Gable) - a journalist with a nose for a good story. Determined to track her down, her father uses his media empire and soon her photo is all over the press. This doesn't go unnoticed by the shrewd "Warne", who soon reckons her story is worth a load of cash to his editor. What neither reckon on though, is that their initial hostility/indifference to each other gradually morphs into something - well, yes, you can guess that bit. Indeed, the story itself has a degree of predictability to it - but that doesn't matter here. This is a quickly paced, well written comedy drama that utilises the intimacy of the bus (or the motels) to provide an excellent vehicle for two actors who just exude a joyous chemistry - never a romantic, or sentimental one - as they try to stay one step ahead of the blokes sent by her father to return her to safety and to her affianced "King Wesley" (Jameson Thomas) who is the latest cause of the familial discord (her father loathes this opportunist fellow). Tables are turned and turned again as each try to outmanoeuvre the other - with Walter Connolly turning in quite an engaging performance as the dad who also knows there is more than one way to skin a cat. This might be my favourite Gable outing - he had a lovely smile and glint in his eye for comedy parts when he was enjoying himself and Colbert is also at the top of her game for a thoroughly enjoyable and spirited look at human nature and bloody-mindedness.

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