IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT1934
It Happened One Night
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 4.0 (out of 5) (115 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
- Night Bus
- by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Samuel Hopkins Adams began his career in 1891 as an investigative reporter for the New York Sun. While he specialized in public health issues, he also wrote fiction. Night Bus first appeared in the August 1933 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.
Robert Riskin won an Academy Award for his screenplay adaptation.
Producer Detail
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR DETAIL
- Frank Capra
- Mack Sennett Comedies
- (1924-1925)
- Harry Langdon
- (1926-1927)
- Columbia Pictures
- (1928-1939)
- independent
- (1940-1964)
Film Run-time and Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
1 hour, 45 minutes
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert sparkle in this romantic comedy about love found on the road. Frank Capra directs.
Film Comments
FILM COMMENTS
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
WINNER
Outstanding Production
- (Columbia Pictures)
- Writing (Adaptation)
- (Robert Riskin)
- Directing
- (Frank Capra)
- Actor
- (Clark Gable)
- Actress
- (Claudette Colbert)
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
No rating
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1934 Domestic Box Office Rank: #3[1]
- 1934 Worldwide Box Office Rank: #1[1]
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $203[1]
Original Film Distributor
DISTRIBUTOR
Location Filming
- Franklin Canyon Park, Los Angeles, California
Both Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert were unenthusiastic about being attached to a film they thought was inferior. Colbert even planned to skip the Academy Award ceremony and had to be pulled off an outbound train at the last minute to accept her Oscar for Actress.