It happened one night / Columbia Pictures Corporation ; a Frank Capra production ; screen play by Robert Riskin ; directed by Frank Capra.

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A rich young woman marries an idle playboy against her father's will. Her father holds her captive on his yacht but she escapes and, while on her way to New York, becomes entangled with an unemployed news reporter.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	It happened one night (Motion picture) Columbia classics (DVD videodiscs) Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Columbia Pictures Corporation Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Capra, Frank, 1897-1991 (Producer, Director) Riskin, Robert (Screenwriter) Gable, Clark, 1901-1960 (Actor) Colbert, Claudette (Actor) Connolly, Walter, 1887-1940 (Actor) Karns, Roscoe, 1893-1970 (Actor) Thomas, Jameson, 1888-1939 (Actor) Hale, Alan, 1892-1950 (Actor) Hoyt, Arthur, 1874-1953 (Actor) Friderici, Blanche, 1878-1933 (Actor) Wilson, Charles C. (Charles Cahill), 1894-1948 (Actor) Walker, Joseph B. (Cinematographer) Havlick, Gene, 1894-1959 (Film editor) Silvers, Louis, 1889-1954 (Musical director) Kalloch, 1893-1947 (Costume designer) Adams, Samuel Hopkins, 1871-1958
Language:	English Spanish Chinese Korean Portuguese Thai
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English or dubbed Spanish with optional English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Published:	Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1999]
Series:	Columbia classics (DVD videodiscs) Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Man-woman relationships > United States > Drama. Relaciones hombre-mujer > Estados Unidos > Siglo XX > Teatro. Adams, Samuel Hopkins, > 1871-1958 > Film adaptations. Film adaptations. Romantic comedy films. Road films. Fiction films. Feature films. Feature films > United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Adams, Samuel Hopkins, > 1871-1958. Man-woman relationships. United States.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Teatro. Romantic comedy films. Road films. Fiction films. Feature films. Feature films Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A rich young woman marries an idle playboy against her father's will. Her father holds her captive on his yacht but she escapes and, while on her way to New York, becomes entangled with an unemployed news reporter.
Note:	Based on the short story: Night Bus / by Samuel Hopkins Adams. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1934. Special features: Commentary by Frank Capra, Jr.; "Frank Capra, Jr. remembers--It happened one night" featurette; Vintage advertising; Radio broadcast featuring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert; Theatrical trailer; Filmographies. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AF4 D0008722 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated.
Awards:	Academy Awards (1934): Best picture, Director, Actor (Gable), Actress (Colbert), Screenplay.
ISBN:	076783660X 9780767836609
Credits:	Photography, Joseph Walker ; film editor, Gene Havlick ; musical director, Louis Silvers ; costume designer, Robert Kalloch.
System Details:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital.
Cast:	Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Jameson Thomas, Alan Hale, Arthur Hoyt, Blanche Friderici, Charles C. Wilson.