Movie #114: It Happened One Night

Movie #: 114
Movie Title: It Happened One Night
Year Released: 1934

Director: Frank Capra
Notable Cast: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly

Short Description: A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #46
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Ranker.com: N/A
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FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: #78



Date Watched: 5/28/2016

Grade: 3 out of 5 (Good)

Rationale: Most notable about It Happened One Night is that Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert have excellent on screen chemistry. Clark sells being street wise and a cleaver very well as Peter Warne and Claudette plays an independent yet naive Ellie Andrews to a T. With only two recurring supporting characters of any relevance it was up to those two to carry the movie and they did so admirably. My only complaint is, of course, the two fall in love and end up together, which is far too predictable even considering late obstacles in the movie that make you think that might not be how it ends. Still, enjoyable up to the last telegram.