Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 45m

It Happened One Night

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Director
Frank Capra
Cast
Clark Gable as Peter Warne Claudette Colbert as Ellie Andrews Walter Connolly as Alexander Andrews Roscoe Karns as Oscar Shapeley Jameson Thomas as King Westley Alan Hale as Danker
Crew
Joseph Walker — Director of Photography Gene Havlick — Editor Howard Jackson — Original Music Composer Robert Riskin — Screenplay Frank Capra — Producer Harry Cohn — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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 It Happened One Night — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
newspapermiami, floridamarriagereporterblack and whitescrewball comedysocialitepre-codebased on short storyscrewballhitchhikingroad movie
Key Collaborators
Frank Capra Director Joseph Walker Director of Photography Gene Havlick Editor Howard Jackson Original Music Composer Robert Riskin Screenplay Frank Capra Producer Harry Cohn Producer Robert Kalloch Costume Design
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