Director Frank Capra and his two stars, Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, stole hearts and a quintet of Oscars with this sparkling, legendary romantic comedy. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT is based on the story "Night Bus" by Samuel Hopkins Adams, and it follows a news reporter and a runaway heiress who fall in love while traveling cross country on a bus. But as with any classic, the film is more than the sum of its parts, and special attention should be paid to the fizzy chemistry between the two leads and the witty script from Robert Riskin. This screwball comedy was the first to take home all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Clark Gable, Best Actress--Claudette Colbert, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Distributor Notes: Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert team up for laughs as mismatched lovers in this 1934 screwball comedy classic. Spoiled Ellie Andrews (Colbert) escapes from her millionaire father (Walter Connolly),who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route to New York, Ellie gets involved with an out-of-work newsman, Peter Warne (Gable). When their bus breaks down, the bickering couple set off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition. Peter hopes to parlay the inside story of their misadventures into a job. But complications fly when the runaway heiress and brash reporter fall in love. Directed by Frank Capra, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT was the first movie to be honored with all five major Oscars(r): Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Clark Gable: Oscar-winning american actor, GONE WITH THE WIND
Claudette Colbert: Oscar-winning actress, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
Walter Connolly: American Character Actor
Alan Hale: American character actor, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
Roscoe Karns: American Actor
Ward Bond: American Character Actor
Henry Wadsworth: American Actor
Claire McDowell: American Character Actress

Frank Capra: American Director

Robert Riskin: 

Louis Silvers: American Composer\D. 1954

Gene Havlick: American Editor

"[A] still-glorious rom-com..."
"...Early screwball....Won [Colbert] an Oscar." -- Rating: A
"...Capra's much-loved screwball romance remains a prime example of his deft versatility..."
"Frank Capra's seminal screwball classic is a charming riff on a now-familiar scenario....The movie is also a landmark road picture..."