It Happened One Night: Best Picture 1934

IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (Comedy - NR) PRODUCER: Harry Cohn ABOUT THE FILM Legendary romantic comedy with reporter (Gable) and runaway heiress (Colbert) falling in love on a rural bus trip. DIRECTED BY: Frank Capra (who also won the Oscar for direction).

THE CAST INCLUDES Clark Gable / Oscared! (SAN FRANCISCO, MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, GONE WITH THE WIND, THE MISFITS) Claudette Colbert / Oscared! (CLEOPATRA, IMITATION OF LIFE, DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK, THE EGG AND I) With Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Jameson Thomas, Alan Hale, and Ward Bond. ABOUT THE PRODUCER For many years, Harry Cohn (1891-1958) was head of Columbia Pictures. NOTES & TRIVA First film to win "sweap" all five major Oscars (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay). The Writing Adaptation award went to Robert Riskin. Gable and Cobert remain the only co-starring team to have won Oscars at the same time. It was one of the biggest hits of it's day and it is still fresh and funny. It was Gable's first go at playing comedy. It has many memorable scenes, including: the hitch-hiking scene and the tumbling of "the Walls of Jericho". Remade as musicals: EVE KNEW HER APPLES and YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY FROM IT. OTHER NOMINATIONS Actor (*) Actress (*) Direction (*) Writing (*) OTHER "BEST PICTURE" NOMINATIONS THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET CLEOPATRA FLIRTATION WALK THE GAY DIVORCEE HERE COMES THE NAVY THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD IMITATION OF LIFE ONE NIGHT OF LOVE THE THIN MAN VIVA VILLA THE WHITE PARADE GO TO: Next Year

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