It Happened One Night (1934) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Frank Capra.

Cast

• Clark Gable as Peter Warne
• Claudette Colbert as Ellie Andrews
• Walter Connolly as Alexander Andrews
• Roscoe Karns as Oscar Shapeley
• Jameson Thomas as King Westley
• Alan Hale as Danker
• Arthur Hoyt as Zeke
• Blanche Friderici as Zeke's Wife
• Charles Cahill Wilson as Joe Gordon
• Ernie Adams as Bag Thief (uncredited)
• Jessie Arnold as Woman at Auto Camp (uncredited)
• Irving Bacon as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
• William Bailey as Clark (uncredited)
• William Begg as Wedding Party Guest (uncredited)
• William A. Boardway as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• Ward Bond as Bus Driver (uncredited)
• Harry C. Bradley as Henderson (uncredited)
• George P. Breakston as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
• Charles A. Browne as Reporter (uncredited)
• James Burke as Detective (uncredited)
• Edmund Burns as Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)
• Frank Capra as Bus Singer (uncredited)
• Ken Carson as Guitar Player on Bus (uncredited)
• Eddy Chandler as Bus Driver (uncredited)
• Wallis Clark as Lovington (uncredited)
• Ray Cooke as Drunk Reporter (uncredited)
• Joseph Crehan as Detective (uncredited)
• Oliver Cross as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
• Jack Curtis as Policeman (uncredited)
• Mickey Daniels as Vendor on Bus (uncredited)
• Eva Dennison as Society Woman (uncredited)
• Neal Dodd as Minister at Wedding (uncredited)
• Oliver Eckhardt as Mr. Dykes (uncredited)
• Billy Engle as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
• Jack Evans as Man Saying "Your Bus Leaves in 5 Minutes" (uncredited)
• Bess Flowers as Agnes (uncredited)
• Allen Fox as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
• Dolores Fuller as Young Girl in the Shower Line (uncredited)
• Joaquin Garay as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
• Dick Gordon as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Crew

• Frank Capra — Director
• Robert Riskin — Screenplay
• Frank Capra — Producer
• Harry Cohn — Producer
• Joseph Walker — Director of Photography
• Howard Jackson — Original Music Composer

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