Saturday Afternoon Classic: It Happened One Night

Showings

ByTowne Cinema Sat, Sep 7 4:15 PM
Film Info
Series:All Films
Classics
Release Year:1934
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Romance
Production Country:USA
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Frank Capra
Cast:Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Walter Connolly
Roscoe Karns
Jameson Thomas

Description

What better way to beat the end of summer blues  and celebrate this classic's 90th anniversary than by cozying up to the fiery chemistry between Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert?

The comedies of the '30s and '40s are filled with romances between rebellious heiresses and devilish cads, but few manage to capture the sparkling chemistry achieved in this seminal Oscar-winning film directed by Frank Capra.

Ellie Andrews (Colbert) has just married society aviator King Westley when she is whisked away to her father's yacht and out of King's clutches. Ellie jumps ship and winds up on a bus back to her husband. Reluctantly she must accept the help of out-of-work reporter Peter Warne (Gable) who demands she stick with him until he gets her back to her husband, or he'll blow the whistle on Ellie to her father.

Either way, Peter gets what (he thinks!) he wants... a juicy newspaper story.