Frank Capra's 1934 screwball comedy, winner of four Oscars including Best Film, about a spoilt heiress (Claudette Colbert) on the...
Frank Capra's 1934 screwball comedy, winner of four Oscars including Best Film, about a spoilt heiress (Claudette Colbert) on the run from her controlling family, aided by a story-hungry reporter (Clark Gable).
Having just been been hitched to aviator King Westley, Ellie (Colbert) is whisked away on her furious father’s yacht. Impulsively, she jumps ship, starting her journey back to her new husband. On a chance encounter, she runs into Peter (Gable), a newspaper journalist looking for a scoop.
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98 %111 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
93 %33,932 reviewsAudience score rating
"The story has that intangible quality of charm which arises from a smooth blending of the various ingredients. Difficult to analyze, impossible to designedly reproduce. Just a happy accident."
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Variety
Variety"Tame by today’s standards, it’s worth remembering just how shocking a glimpse of Colbert’s car-halting stocking would have been in Depression-era America."
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Total Film
Total Film"Miss Colbert gives an engaging and lively performance. Mr. Gable is excellent in his rôle."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"An old school classic, and Gable's shirtless antics would send vests out of fashion until Die Hard came along. A must see."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineIt Happened One Night | Details
Award winner- Best Picture, Director, Writing for an Adaptation, Actor (Gable) and Actress (Colbert) in Leading Roles at the 1935 Academy Awards.
- Runtime
- 105
- Genre
- Comedy, Romance
- Country of origin
- USA
