It Happened One Night

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It Happened One Night

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It Happened One Night

Alan Hale, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Roscoe Karns, Walter Connolly

Ellie Andrews has just tied the knot with society aviator King Westley when she is whisked away to her father's yacht and out of King's clutches. Ellie jumps ship and eventually winds up on a bus head...( read more  read more... )ed back to her husband. Reluctantly she must accept the help of out-of- work reporter Peter Warne. Actually, Warne doesn't give her any choice: either she sticks with him until he gets her back to her husband, or he'll blow the whistle on Ellie to her father. Either way, Peter gets what (he thinks!) he wants .... a really juicy newspaper story.

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  • mrpopcorn
    August 6, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "Two great lovers of the screen in the grandest of romantic comedies !"

    A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story. But then he falls for her...

    ...( read more)REVIEW
    Admiration for wonderful subtle acting, for the script, the wonderful cast of supporting characters, It is nearly 75 years since this was made, and apart from the previously mentioned bonuses, there is also true Americana to be found, as in the term for "motel" was "auto camp" and a helicopter was called an "auto gyro". The scene on the bus where "the daring young man on his flying trapeze" is sung has to be a classic. Clark and Claudette glow in this. Even though some of it is quite ahead of its time (sharing the room, the famous undershirt scene which caused undershirt sales to drop 50% in the year it was released) the suggestions of hitting her to keep her in line are appalling today. Roscoe Karns as Shapely gives a winning performance and nearly steals the movie.
  • chickyboomo
    December 4, 2008
    chickyboomo
    "Well, I proved once and for all that the
    limb is mightier than the thumb."
  • sanjurosamurai
    November 12, 2008
    sanjurosamurai
    deserving of its sweep of the big 5 oscars, this is one of the first and still one of the best great romantic comedies. the hitch-hiking scene was perfect and the acting and screenplay especially stand out. truly great piece of cinematic history.
  • laVenrose
    November 1, 2008
    laVenrose
    Together for the first time!


    Director:Frank Capra

    Writers:Samuel Hopkins Adams (story), Robert Riskin (screenplay)

    Genre:Comedy | Drama | Romance

    Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert
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    THE MOVIE OUTLINE

    "Ellie Andrews has just tied the knot with society aviator King Westley when she is whisked away to her father's yacht and out of King's clutches. Ellie jumps ship and eventually winds up on a bus headed back to her husband. Reluctantly she must accept the help of out-of- work reporter Peter Warne. Actually, Warne doesn't give her any choice: either she sticks with him until he gets her back to her husband, or he'll blow the whistle on Ellie to her father. Either way, Peter gets what (he thinks!) he wants .... a really juicy newspaper story. "


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    MY APPRAISAL


    SUBLIME PIECE OF CLASSIC CINEMA

    I've been wanting to see It Happened One Night since a local magazine reviewed it on BEST MOVIE EVER section about 5 years ago. And I've been hooked ever since. I waited all my life until I finally got the chance to see it (thanks to flixster's angels, maybe someday I'll put the honorable mentions here). And it worth my while!! This movie has all the ingredients needed in creating an excellent romantic comedy. For some of us who'd watched billions of rom-coms, we may find it cliche. But to me, It Happened One Night was a cinematical breakthrough on Hollywood's golden era. And rom coms nowadays (I'll have to admit most of them are crappy) brutally copy its structure which make the movie storyline seems familiar and common.

    I can't say it is the best classic movie I've ever seen. It Happened One Night didn't top Gone With The Wind since it was an enormously classic colossal. So the phrase BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY OF ALL TIME will do!





    Ellie Andrews: "You've got a name, haven't you?"

    Peter Warne: "Yeah, I got a name. Peter Warne.

    Ellie Andrews: "Peter Warne. I don't like it."

    Peter Warne: "Don't let it bother you. You're giving it back to me in the morning."

    Ellie Andrews: "Pleased to meet you, Mr. Warne."

    Peter Warne: "The pleasure is all mine, Mrs. Warne. "
  • smith44
    September 19, 2008
    smith44
    "Well, I proved once and for all that the limb is mightier than the thumb."
  • deppluvr4evr
    January 7, 2010
    deppluvr4evr
    This was an adorable movie! I liked Clark Gable much better in Gone With The Wind. But it was still a great movie : )
  • ashnash2
    January 2, 2010
    ashnash2
    So good, oh so good.
  • ruba1029
    December 27, 2009
    ruba1029
    " - Peter: Excuse me lady, but that upon which you sit is mine.
    - Ellie: I beg your pardon? "

    so this is where all the modern romantic comedies from ?!
    this is the second black and white movie i've seen and it was a film with a nice story (i guess this idea for a rom-com m...( read more)ight have been original and new in the 30's). so Ellie (Colbert) is a spoiled girl who's looking for a way to go back to her lover/husband and Peter (Gable, whom i liked in Gone with the Wind) is a reporter who helps Ellie just to have a good story for the newspaper. this movie has lots of funny, sweet and memorable scenes that makes it nice to watch.

    oh, my favorite scene was the one where the detective comes in the cottage where Peter and Ellie are and then Peter starts arguing with her as if she was his wife in order to confuse the detective in thinking she's another woman; i liked that scene.
  • cinnamontree
    December 27, 2009
    cinnamontree
    I had a funny feeling I've seen all this before... Well, I usually don't care about romantic comedies but this was alright.
  • marian22223
    December 25, 2009
    marian22223
    a pleasure to see such dialogues ..
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