It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934

Runaway socialite Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) is en route to the Big Apple to elope with a fortune-hunting flyboy. Along the way she meets crusty newspaperman Peter Warne (Clark Gable), who's just been sacked and -- unbeknownst to Ellie -- plans to sell her story to get his job back. But a string of zany misadventures leads them to realize they're madly -- if reluctantly -- in love. It Happened One Night swept every major Academy Award.

Two great lovers of the screen in the grandest of romantic comedies !

Winner of 5 Academy Awards

JBscale
92
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Romance
Length
1 hr. 45 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 22, 1934
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Edition
The Premiere Frank Capra Collection Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
FS 1.33:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
December 5, 2006
Acquired Date
December 26, 2008
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
February 12, 2021

Actors

Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly
Roscoe Karns
Roscoe Karns
Jameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
Blanche Friderici
Blanche Friderici
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson

Directors

Frank Capra
Frank Capra

Producers

Frank Capra
Frank Capra

Writers

Robert Riskin
Robert Riskin

Awards & Accolades

  • 1934 Oscar : Best Actor - Clark Gable
  • 1934 Oscar : Best Actress - Claudette Colbert
  • 1934 Oscar : Best Director - Frank Capra
  • 1934 Oscar : Best Picture
  • 1934 Oscar : Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
  • 1997 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #35
  • 2007 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #46
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #135
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #132
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #140
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #138
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #138
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #135
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #188
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #234
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #242

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 1.20.2009 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh Certified
98%
Tomatometer
111 votes
RT Fresh Certified
93%
Popcornmeter
1,982 votes
METASCORE
87
16 votes
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
115,383 votes

Additional Info

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  3. Common Sense Media