It Happened One Night

"An unforgettable entertainment...the outstanding performance of two outstanding careers!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

1,379 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 5 wins

Won

Best Director

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Picture

Best Actress

Best Actor

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review for Best Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$325,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$4.5M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$4.2M

ROI: +1285%

Budget Recovery1385% of budget

$0|Budget: $325,000|Revenue: $4.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

61.4K

Daily Avg

1.0K

7-Day Trend

-31%

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Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Joseph Walker

Film Editing

Gene Havlick

Music / Score

Howard Jackson

Production Design

Stephen Goosson

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Distributors

Columbia PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

Academy ratio

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch It Happened One Night

Available in 70 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	TCM	The Roku Channel, Tubi TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United KingdomU

AustraliaPG

Germany0

JapanG

Austria12

BrazilLivre

Spain12

+8 more countries

Production

Director

Frank Capra

Writers

Robert Riskin, Samuel Hopkins Adams

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Clark Gable

Peter Warne

Claudette Colbert

Ellie Andrews

Walter Connolly

Alexander Andrews

Roscoe Karns

Oscar Shapeley

Jameson Thomas

King Westley

Alan Hale

Danker

Arthur Hoyt

Zeke

Blanche Friderici

Zeke's Wife

Charles C. Wilson

Joe Gordon

Ernie Adams

Bag Thief (uncredited)

Jessie Arnold

Woman at Auto Camp (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Tags & Keywords

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