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It Happened One Night

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Clark Gable

    Clark Gable

    Peter Warne

  • Claudette Colbert

    Claudette Colbert

    Ellie Andrews

  • Walter Connolly

    Walter Connolly

    Alexander Andrews

  • Roscoe Karns

    Roscoe Karns

    Oscar Shapeley

  • Jameson Thomas

    Jameson Thomas

    King Westley

  • Alan Hale

    Alan Hale

    Danker

  • Arthur Hoyt

    Arthur Hoyt

    Zeke

  • Blanche Friderici

    Blanche Friderici

    Zeke's Wife

  • Charles C. Wilson

    Charles C. Wilson

    Joe Gordon

Overview

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.

Rating

7.8 / 10
1,405 Reviews
2 Popular

3 Reviews

  • Andres Gomez
    Andres Gomez
    8 Aug 21, 2013

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

  • JTomKinser
    JTomKinser
    10 Jan 31, 2022

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

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Mar 25, 2023

    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 doesn't go unnoticed by the shrewd "Warne", who soon reckons her story is worth a load of cash to his editor. What neither reckon on though, is that their initial hostility/indifference to each other gradually morphs into something - well, yes, you can guess that bit. Indeed, the story itself has a degree of predictability to it - but that doesn't matter here. This is a quickly paced, well written comedy drama that utilises the intimacy of the bus (or the motels) to provide an excellent vehicle for two actors who just exude a joyous chemistry - never a romantic, or sentimental one - as they try to stay one step ahead of the blokes sent by her father to return her to safety and to her affianced "King Wesley" (Jameson Thomas) who is the latest cause of the familial discord (her father loathes this opportunist fellow). Tables are turned and turned again as each try to outmanoeuvre the other - with Walter Connolly turning in quite an engaging performance as the dad who also knows there is more than one way to skin a cat. This might be my favourite Gable outing - he had a lovely smile and glint in his eye for comedy parts when he was enjoying himself and Colbert is also at the top of her game for a thoroughly enjoyable and spirited look at human nature and bloody-mindedness.

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