It Happened One Night

Renowned actor Clark Gable stars as a reporter who meets with a bride that is running from her demanding father. This screwball comedy is one of the three films to ever win all five major academy awards.

Production

Directed by Frank Capra

Produced by Frank Capra, Harry Cohn

Screenplay by Robert Riskin

Story by Samuel Hopkins Adams

Based on Night Bus by Samuel Hopkins Adams

Starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert

Music by Howard Jackson, Louis Silvers

Cinematography by Joseph Walker

Edited by Gene Havlick

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by Columbia Pictures

Release date: February 22, 1934

Running time: 105 minutes

Country: United States

Language: English

Budget: $325,000

Box office: $2,500,000, $2,000,000 (theatrical rentals)