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More than six decades after its original release, “It Happened One Night” still sparkles like a newly minted coin. It’s romantic, witty, sophisticated … and certain key scenes (especially Clark Gable’s gangster impression and Claudette Colbert’s hitch-hiking lesson) remain laugh-out-loud funny. A near perfect blend of script, direction, and performance, it deservedly swept the top five 1934 Academy Awards. One statue that it wasn’t even nominated for, and should have won, was for Joseph Walker’s Cinematography; his masterful camerawork makes this movie glisten and shine.
The DVD transfer is amazingly beautiful. There are a few shots that appear to be slightly grainy and one or two jumps in the soundtrack, but those are minor quibbles. I’ve watched this film several times over the past twenty years — in a revival theatre, on satellite, and on VHS — and it’s never looked as good as it does here. The DVD extras are icing on the cake: trailers for this film and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”; the teaser for “Lost Horizon”; a filmed commentary by Frank Capra, Jr.; and the 1939 Lux Theatre radio broadcast of the story. I especially enjoyed the advertising archive section, which included color reproductions of the original one-sheet posters and lobby cards. Overall, this disc is a great example of the DVD format at its finest, and a most worthy presentation of a genuine Hollywood classic.
In 1934, an underbudgeted, little-heralded film by the young director Frank Capra swept the Oscars, winning for best picture, director, actor, actress, and screenplay. Seventy years later, it’s remarkable how fresh and funny “It Happened One Night” seems.
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Neither Claudette Colbert nor Clark Gable wanted to do this film, but despite or perhaps because of this, their performances are spontaneous and endearing. They have real chemistry, and the scenes of them flirting and bickering have been much-imitated but never equalled. Besides the famous “Walls of Jericho” scene when Peter undresses, I also love it when Peter teaches Ellie how to dunk a donut.
The story is simple: Ellie Andrews, a spoiled heiress, runs away to marry her fiance. On the bus to NYC she meets Peter Warne (Gable), a reporter who’s just been fired from his newspaper. Both are brash and obnoxious. Of course this odd couple fall in love.
It Happened One Night of course was filmed during the height of the Great Depression, and unlike many Hollywood films of that era did not portray a world of impossible luxury. Peter and Ellie spend a night in a cheap autocamp, their bus breaks down and a passenger faints from hunger, and Capra has numerous scenes of characters enjoying simple things, like eating a carrot or hitchhiking or stealing a jalopy. As is typical with his movies there are a lot of eccentric characters, like a singing driver and an obnoxious bus passenger who says “Shapely’s the name and that’s the way I like ‘em.” I also love the depiction of Ellie Andrews — this was an era when women onscreen were strong and resourceful. Although the film does play up the “spoiled heiress” stereotype Ellie never becomes an obnoxious type character. It’s delightful that in this movie, Ellie “wears the pants” in the relationship and is the mover and shaker. The bickering-but-respectful relationship between Peter and Ellie is an interesting contrast to a film made 20 years later, Roman Holiday. Roman Holiday is a film with a similar storyline, but the gender politics have changed. Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck) has none of the eccentricity of Peter Warne (who’s shown chewing a carrot), but is the romantic knight in shining armor. Audrey Hepburn’s Princess is charming and doe-eyed, not brash and cheeky like Ellie.
It Happened One Night is not a big-budget film. Over the years, Hollywood has come out with many romantic comedies, some excellent. But It Happened One Night is still the gold standard. For once a classic film’s reputation is richly deserved.
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