It Happened One Night

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February 23, 1934

Theatrical Release Date:

02/23/1934

DVD Release Date:

12/28/1999

Run Time:

105min.

Starring:

Clark Gable , Claudette Colbert , Walter Connolly , Roscoe Karns , Jameson Thomas

Director(s):

Frank Capra

Distributor(s):

Columbia Pictures

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Genre(s):

Comedy,Romance

Plot: Frank Capra's seminal screwball comedy, which won all five major Academy Awards for 1934, is still as breezy and beguiling today. Claudette Colbert plays Ellie Andrews, a spoiled heiress who has married fortune-hunting aviator King Westley (Jameson ... Read More

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