It Happened One Night (1934)

Director:

Frank Capra

Writers:

Samuel Hopkins Adams (story)
Robert Riskin (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 abril 1934 (Brazil)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

Two great lovers of the screen in the grandest of romantic comedies !

Plot:

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...

Plot Keywords:

Runaway Bride | Beautiful Woman | Rope | Train | Smoking

Awards:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Pleasant, Funny Classic

Cast

Clark Gable	...	Peter Warne
Claudette Colbert	...	Ellie Andrews
Walter Connolly	...	Alexander Andrews
Roscoe Karns	...	Oscar Shapeley
Jameson Thomas	...	King Westley
Alan Hale	...	Danker
Arthur Hoyt	...	Zeke
Blanche Friderici	...	Zeke's wife
Charles C. Wilson	...	Joe Gordon

También conocida como:

Night Bus (USA) (working title)
Lo que sucedió aquella noche (Argentina) [es]
Sucedió una noche (Spain) [es]

Duración:

105 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Clasificación:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Norway:16 (1934) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Argentina:Atp | Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:15 | UK:U | South Korea:15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Busch Gardens - S. Grove Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivialidades:

This was the first film to win the Oscar "grand slam" (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Screenplay).

Goofs:

Continuity: When on the bus, singing the trapeze song, the bus is moving and the driver is moving the wheel as though steering, but throughout the entire song, the scenery outside never moves.

Quotes:

Oscar Shapeley: What's a matter sister? You ain't sayin' much.
Ellie: It seems to me you're doing excellently without any assistance.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Dharma & Greg: It Never Happened One Night (#2.21)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf

A Pleasant, Funny Classic

This is a pleasant, funny classic that shows it age only slightly, and that has a lot of scenes you can look forward to each time that you see it. Gable and Colbert each get roles that are nicely suited to them, and are well-remembered for their performances. The supporting cast also rounds out the picture with some good character acting.

The cross-country trip on the bus and via other assorted methods is fun to watch, with several nice vignettes that complement the main story line. (The atmosphere on the long bus trip is done especially well.) The plot is of course not meant to be taken too seriously in itself, but it comes in very handy for setting up good characters and comedy.

It all comes across as effortlessly entertaining romantic comedy, with some classic scenes and characters you learn to care for in spite of their mistakes.