It Happened One Night (1934) Reviews & Ratings

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It Happened One Night reviews

It Happened One Night holds a 7.8/10 average from 1,458 TMDB ratings.

A classical comedy which would be setting some standards with great performance from Clark Gable.
— Andres Gomez (8/10)

Made nearly 90 years ago and still fun to watch. Sarcastic, witty, and entertaining. "Mind if I tried? ... You? Don't make me laugh."
— JTomKinser (10/10)

Claudette Colbert is great as the independently-minded heiress "Ellie" who jumps from her father's yacht and finds herself, nigh-on penniless, on a bus to New York. Also angling for that last seat on the bus is the roguish "Warne" (Clark Gable) - a journalist with a nose for a good story. Determined to track her down, her father uses his media empire and soon her photo is all over the press. This doesn't go unnotice…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

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.

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