It Happened One Night

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

7.8(1,378)19341h 45m

ComedyRomance

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.

Director

Frank Capra

Budget

$0.3M

Revenue

$4.5M

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Cast

Clark Gable

Peter Warne

Claudette Colbert

Ellie Andrews

Walter Connolly

Alexander Andrews

Roscoe Karns

Oscar Shapeley

Jameson Thomas

King Westley

Alan Hale

Danker

Arthur Hoyt

Zeke

Blanche Friderici

Zeke's Wife

Charles C. Wilson

Joe Gordon

Ernie Adams

Bag Thief (uncredited)

Jessie Arnold

Woman at Auto Camp (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Reviews

3 reviews

tanty

12y ago

8.0

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

JTomKinser

4y ago

10.0

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

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

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 ...