Fresh
One of those stories that without a particularly strong plot manages to come through in a big way, due to the acting, dialog, situations and direction.
Variety Staff, Variety
It Happened One Night
An unforgettable entertainment...the outstanding performance of two outstanding careers!
1934 · 1h 45m · Approved
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Frank Capra
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is Capra at his best, very funny and very light, with a minimum of populist posturing.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Capra's sense of humour is a little like that of Preston Sturges, though less caustic; and the film shows its stars at their best, Colbert as one of Hollywood's fresher comediennes, Gable as dumb-but-loveable hunk.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
It Happened One Night is a good piece of fiction, which, with all its feverish stunts, is blessed with bright dialogue and a good quota of relatively restrained scenes.
Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
Fresh
Its opposites-attract melding of screwball comedy and the road trip elements has become one of about a half-dozen standard love story formulas. Most years, there's at least one theatrical release that owes a debt to this film.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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