It Happened One Night
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Actor: Clark Gable, Claudette ColbertBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-12-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of It Happened One Night
DVD Review: Famous scenes, road trip, witty dialogue: I'm Glad It Happened
Summary: 4 Stars
It Happened One Night is one of those timeless classic comedies you can go back to after watching. It is fitting that this film took home many Academy Awards, being that it has memorable scenes, two major stars who deliver (Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable), well-timed comedy and witty dialog, and, of course, a romantic edge between a mismatched couple. Being a Depression era movie, moviegoers could just sit back and enjoy a film with heart and laughs, and take a break from the economic problems of the day (it's too bad we can't do the same).
The story involves a runaway heiress Ellen Andrews(Colbert) who has designs on marrying King Westley, and has literally jumped ship and taken off in hopes of getting to New York. Clark Gable plays a tough-minded, gruff newspaper reporter who has recently been fired, and happens to be on the same bus as Andrews. Both meet--seemingly on the wrong foot--when they squabble over who gets the last seat in the back of the bus. After exchanging jab after verbal jab at each other during the trip, Peter (Gable) gets word from a newspaper that he is, in fact, sitting next to Andrews. He has his own agenda--being the first one to break the story, and maybe stick it to his former boss--and he wants to take advantage of this. However, there is a sense that, as the two experience conflict after conflict, that they are falling for each other, even though they are as different as can be, and won't admit this.
There are several scenes that stand out as memorable. First, the scene where Peter confronts Ellen, saying he had her "pegged as a brat" and "snob" from the start is important to the changing of Ellen's character. He is direct with her and lays into what he thinks of "her kind." Second, the famous "hitchhiking" scene is classic. One of the most memorable scenes in all film, this moment really displays Peter's cockiness. However, Peter is humbled, as nothing he does works to get a car, and this allows Colbert to do her famous "leg" scene with the car hitting the brakes. The scene with Ellen gloating-- and Peter sulking-- in the back of the car--all the while the driver singing boisterously loud--is great comedy. It pretty much defines the difference of personality between the two characters.
If there is one blemish in the film, it is that the ending and last part gets a little illogical and silly. Ellen has a chance to change her mind, and seems to be a little bit too lackadaisical about it until the very end. I thought the road trip part of the film was the best (the first hour or so), but that maybe the film lost a little luster towards the end.
Still, for what it's worth, this is a wonderful film, one of those that you can watch if you are in the mood of romantic comedy. It really displays the talents of Clark and Colbert, who have fantastic chemistry, and the exceptional direction from Frank Capra. Not surprisingly, this film took home the five major awards from the Academy Awards, and has been pegged as the standard for "screwball comedy", although I think it fits "romantic comedy" to a tee.
Description of It Happened One Night
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.Director Frank Capra (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) took home every Oscar in the book (well, okay, all the major ones) for this seminal 1934 comedy starring Clark Gable as a hard-bitten reporter who stays close to a runaway heiress (Claudette Colbert) rather than lose a good story. Funny and sexy, the film is full of memorable scenes often referred to in other films, such as the "walls of Jericho" (a mere bedcover hung on a line down the middle of a room so opposite-sex roommates can get undressed), and Colbert's famous flash of thigh to stop a speeding car in its tracks. Capra's brisk, urbane brand of wit was a perfect complement to his populist faith in the common man (in this case, Gable's character), and that inspired combination makes this film both a spirited entertainment and an uplifting experience. --Tom Keogh
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