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It Happened One Night

1934

IMDb

Frank Capra

1934·Passed·United StatesUnited States
Award tierGold
Metascore
ComedyRomance

A rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.

Cast

Clark Gable·Claudette Colbert·Walter Connolly·Roscoe Karns

Producers

Frank Capra·Harry Cohn

Languages

United KingdomEnglish

Major Awards

5 wins · 0 nominations

Wins (5)

Best Picture

Academy Awards, USA (1935)

Best Picture

National Board of Review, USA (1934)

Best Film

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1935)

Best Director

Frank Capra

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (1935)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Clark Gable

Best Actress

Academy Awards, USA (1935)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Claudette Colbert