It Happened One Night
“An unforgettable entertainment...the outstanding performance of two outstanding careers!”
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
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Cast
86 people
Clark Gable
Peter Warne
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Misfits
Claudette Colbert
Ellie Andrews
Known for
The Palm Beach Story
Drums Along the Mohawk
Walter Connolly
Alexander Andrews
Known for
Twentieth Century
Nothing Sacred
Roscoe Karns
Oscar Shapeley
Known for
His Girl Friday
Twentieth Century
Jameson Thomas
King Westley
Known for
The Farmer's Wife
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Alan Hale
Danker
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Destination Tokyo
Arthur Hoyt
Zeke
Known for
The Lost World
The Great McGinty
Blanche Friderici
Zeke's Wife
Known for
A Farewell to Arms
Night Nurse
Charles Cahill Wilson
Joe Gordon
Known for
This Gun for Hire
Meet John Doe
Ernie Adams
Bag Thief (uncredited)
Known for
The Pride of the Yankees
Invisible Ghost
Jessie Arnold
Woman at Auto Camp (uncredited)
Known for
Black Friday
Irving Bacon
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
A Star Is Born
Frank Capra Director · Robert Riskin Screenplay Samuel Hopkins Adams Author
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $325K · United States release February 22, 1934
Box office
Budget
$325,000
Worldwide gross
$4,500,000
Gross vs. budget
13.8×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Night Bus
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 18, 1934
Premiere · Miami, Florida
United States · February 22, 1934
Theatrical
Australia
October 8, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Austria
April 5, 1935 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 9, 1934 · Theatrical
Finland
February 10, 1935 · Theatrical
Germany
February 10, 1935 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 10, 1935 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 6, 1935 · Theatrical
Italy
December 11, 1934 · Theatrical
Japan
August 29, 1934 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 22, 1934 · Theatrical
Norway
February 22, 1934 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 4, 1934 · Theatrical
Spain
February 22, 1934 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 27, 1934 · Theatrical
February 19, 2001 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
February 22, 1934 · Theatrical
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