It Happened One Night

1934 · directed by Frank Capra

Rating

89/100

Hit

yes

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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.

It Happened One Night (1934), directed by Frank Capra, rates 89/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Clark Gable
• Claudette Colbert
• Walter Connolly
• Roscoe Karns
• Jameson Thomas
• Alan Hale
• Arthur Hoyt
• Blanche Friderici
• Charles Cahill Wilson
• Ernie Adams

Crew

• Joseph Walker — Director of Photography
• Gene Havlick — Editor
• Howard Jackson — Original Music Composer
• Robert Riskin — Screenplay

More from Frank Capra

1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit
2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — 91/100 · hit
3. You Can't Take It with You (1938) — 88/100 · hit
4. Lady for a Day (1933) — 84/100 · hit
5. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — 82/100 · hit
6. The Miracle Woman (1931) — 82/100 · hit

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