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.

Winner of five Academy Awards, Frank Capra's celebrated romantic comedy stars movie legends Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.
When Ellie Andrews, a millionaire's daughter, marries a man her father dislikes, the resulting family squabble sends the beautiful heiress into hiding. She travels across country by bus, a fugitive from high society. En route, she meets the man of her dreams: a sexy but brusque news correspondent who has just lost his job -- which unknown to Ellie, he hopes to recover by selling her story to his former boss. Together, Peter and Ellie have a series of hapless adventures and comic misunderstandings, leading them to the realization that they were made for each other.

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1993.

Frank Capra read the story in "Cosmopolitan" magazine and bought the rights for $5,000. Clark Gable didn't initially want the role and Colbert was the fifth choice for the female lead. Budget: $325,000.

Remakes: "You Can't Run Away from It" (Columbia 1934)
"Eve Knew Her Apples" (Columbia 1945)

DVD Features:

Region 1
NTSC
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 1.0 - English, French
Subtitles - English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Additional Audio Material
Audio Commentary: Commentary by Frank Capra Jr.
Film Highlights: Frank Capra Jr. Remembers... IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
Trailers:
1. Original Theatricak Trailer
2. Vintage Advertising
Text/Photo Galleries:
Talent Files

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..."