It Happened One Night

Pros: A movie that has never gone out of style! Classy and classic!

Cons: Make sure you rent a good copy.

The Bottom Line: No suitable choice for the Special Effects question. There are no special effects in this film and none are needed! Great acting and Great movie by itself!

Review: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.

W/O: A Timeless Classic. This movie was awarded 1934 Best Picture Academy award.


(Directed by Frank Capra, who also directed "It's a Wonderful Life)...

Pros: acting, dialogue, story line

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: Any lover of vintage films will enjoy this excellent romantic comedy classic.

Review: It Happened One Night still stands as one of Hollywood's greatest romantic comedies. Released in 1934, it was the first film to win five Academy Awards--Best Picture, Best Actor (Clark Gable), Best Actress (Claudette Colbert), Best...

Pros: chemistry between Colbert and Gable

Cons: story has been done many times since, but not as well

The Bottom Line: Even all these years later, this holds up as one of the best romantic comedies of all time. Colbert and Gable are magnificent.

Review: My exposure to Clark Gable can be stated in four words: Gone With the Wind. As much as he is revered throughout Hollywood, it's sad to say that my only exposure to his acting has been that one movie, no matter how fine his performance was ...

Pros: The classic romantic comedy everyone will enjoy again and again.

Cons: Why can't Hollywood make more like this?

The Bottom Line: Gable and Colbert are wonderfully comic as adversaries who later become allies. Rapid fire dialog and comic situations. Remarkably sophisticated for a Depression Era film.

Review: No matter if you're a fan of comedy, or romance, or just plain good movies, It Happened One Night will have plenty for you to like.

Starring much-underrated Claudette Colbert and dashing he-man Clark Gable, both of whom won richly...

Pros: Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert rock in this romantic masterpiece!

Cons: no, NO

The Bottom Line: Please, don't read the scene list inside your DVD box before or while watching the movie. It'll tell you how it is gonna end.

Review: When in 1934 Frank Capra got his mind set on filming a half comedy half love story, which had ...

Pros: Clean, Fun and Entertaining.

Cons: Black and White

The Bottom Line: Frank Capra's 1934 movie, 'It Happened One Night' is still great entertainment.

Review: I love AMC movies. They just don't make them like they used to! I had always heard this was a great old one and when I saw it advertised on AMC I decided it was time to see it. I was not disappointed!

Turns out, according to Alex Baldwin's...

Pros: Everything

Cons: Black and white so may be hard to get the kids to watch... their loss.

The Bottom Line: One of the best movies ever made.

Review: It Happened One Night (1934) is one of the greatest romantic comedies in film history. That's my opinion, anyway. Many people must agree with me because this film has remained popular almost 70 years after its initial release. The film relates the story...

Pros: Great romantic comedy, excellent actors and outstanding director.

Cons: None that I can think of.

The Bottom Line: Fun, family-type movie filled with romance and a little mischief. Highly recommended if you enjoy 30s era & romantic comedy.

Review: This was a really fun black and white movie. Both Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert were outstanding and definitely deserved winning Oscars for their performances. Their timing was perfect and they brought excitement to the story without being ...

Pros: Gable and Colbert were fantastic; the plot is timeless

Cons: Less sophisticated than today's audiences

Review: I watched this movie on DVD because my mom and I were discussing "best movies" and she came up with this one. Vintage 1934, I don't believe I had ever seen it before! My loss! It is a wonderfully entertaining movie.

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Pros: Completely winning script and performances

Cons: Not enough romantic comedies like it

The Bottom Line: Gable doffs only his T-shirt but charms the pants off the movie audience

Review: Movie legend has it that Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, as punishment from their studios' bosses ...