It Happened One Night Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

It Happened One Night is a 1934 American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed by Frank Capra, in which a pampered socialite tries to get out from under her father's thumb, and falls in love with a roguish reporter . The plot was based on the August 1933 short story Night Bus by Samuel Hopkins Adams, which provided the shooting title. It Happened One Night was one of the last romantic comedies created before the MPAA began enforcing the 1930 production code in 1934. In spite of its title the movie takes place over several nights. The film was the first to win all...
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Release date:	February 22, 1934
Directed by:	Frank Capra
Runtime:	105 Minutes
Producer:	Frank Capra
Editor:	Gene Havlick
Music by:	Howard Jackson
Cinematography:	Joseph Walker
Screenplay by:	Robert Riskin
Estimated budget:	$325,000
Adapted from:	Night bus
Genre:	Comedy

Award-winners from It Happened One Night

Clark Gable

Character:Peter

Born:February 1, 1901

Died:November 16, 1960

Claudette Colbert

Character:Ellie Andrews

Born:September 13, 1903

Died:July 30, 1996

Cast of It Happened One Night

Alan Hale, Sr.

Danker

Born:Feb. 10, 1892

Died:Jan. 22, 1950

Ward Bond

Born:Apr. 9, 1903

Died:Nov. 5, 1960

Irving Bacon

Born:Sept. 6, 1893

Died:Feb. 5, 1965

Ernie Adams

Born:June 18, 1885

Died:Nov. 26, 1947

Arthur Hoyt

Zeke

Born:Mar. 19, 1874

Died:Jan. 4, 1953

Roscoe Karns

Shapeley

Born:Sept. 7, 1891

Died:Feb. 6, 1970

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
1934	Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Clark Gable
1934	Academy Award for Best Director, Frank Capra
1934	Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role, Claudette Colbert
1934	Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Robert Riskin
1934	Academy Award for Best Picture, Harry Cohn

Year	Award Nomination
1934	Academy Award for Best Director, Frank Capra
1934	Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Clark Gable
1934	Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role, Claudette Colbert
1934	Academy Award for Best Picture, Harry Cohn
1934	Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Robert Riskin

Film director of It Happened One Night

Frank Capra

Born: May 18, 1897

Died: September 3, 1991

Education: California Institute of Technology

Frank Russell Capra was a Sicilian-born American film director. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was six, and eventually became a creative force behind major award-winning films during the 1930s and 1940s. His rags-to-riches story, having worked his way through college, has led film historians...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who was the director of the movie "It Happened One Night"?
A:
Frank Capra was the director of the movie.
Q:
Who wrote the music for the motion picture It Happened One Night?
A:
Howard Jackson composed the musical score for the film's soundtrack.
Q:
Who were the stars of the film, "It Happened One Night"?
A:
Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert and Walter Connolly played leading roles in the film.
Q:
How many minutes is the runtime of the film "It Happened One Night"?
A:
The runtime for the film is 105 minutes.
Q:
When was the premier of the film "It Happened One Night"?
A:
The movie was released in February, 1934.
Q:
The movie, "It Happened One Night" is in what genre?
A:
The movie is categorized as... Comedy, Black-and-white and Pre-Code.
Q:
What was the approximate cost to "It Happened One Night"?
A:
$325,000 was the budget for this film.
Q:
Who was the distributor of the movie, "It Happened One Night"?
A:
Columbia Pictures was the film's distributor.
Q:
Which honors did the film "It Happened One Night" receive?
A:
The movie won the Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Actress, and .
Q:
Which screenwriter wrote the movie It Happened One Night?
A:
Samuel Hopkins Adams and Robert Riskin wrote the script for the film.

It Happened One Night