Movie Description
A sparkling, legendary romantic comedy based on the story "Night Bus" by Samuel Hopkins Adams about a news reporter and a runaway heiress who fall in love while traveling cross country on a bus. Academy Awards: 5, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Clark Gable, Best Actress--Claudette Colbert, Best Adapted Screenplay.
Director Frank Capra and his two stars, Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, stole hearts and a quintet of Oscars with this sparkling, legendary romantic comedy. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT is based on the story "Night Bus" by Samuel Hopkins Adams, and it follows a news reporter and a runaway heiress who fall in love while traveling cross country on a bus. But as with any classic, the film is more than the sum of its parts, and special attention should be paid to the fizzy chemistry between the two leads and the witty script from Robert Riskin. This screwball comedy was the first to take home all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Clark Gable, Best Actress--Claudette Colbert, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
| Credits | | Cast: | Alan Hale, Claire McDowell, Clark Gable, Henry Wadsworth, Walter Connolly, Ward Bond |
| Details | | Edition: | Closed Captioned | | Sound: | HiFi Sound |
Notes
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1993.
Frank Capra read the story in "Cosmopolitan" magazine and bought the rights for $5,000. Clark Gable didn't initially want the role and Colbert was the fifth choice for the female lead. Budget: $325,000.
Remakes: "You Can't Run Away from It" (Columbia 1934)
"Eve Knew Her Apples" (Columbia 1945)
Editorial Reviews
"...Early screwball....Won [Colbert] an Oscar." -- Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly - Ty Burr (08/09/1996)
"...Capra's much-loved screwball romance remains a prime example of his deft versatility..."
Sight and Sound - Danny Leigh (06/01/2001)
"Frank Capra's seminal screwball classic is a charming riff on a now-familiar scenario....The movie is also a landmark road picture..."
Premiere - Premiere Staff (12/01/2003)
"[A] still-glorious rom-com..."
Total Film - Dan Jolin (03/01/2004)
Awards
1934Academy AwardsBest ActorClark Gable, 1934Academy AwardsBest ActressClaudette Colbert, 1934Academy AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayRobert Riskin, 1934Academy AwardsBest DirectorFrank Capra, 1934Academy AwardsBest Picture
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