--- product_id: 55514289 title: "It Happened One Night [DVD]" brand: "clark gableclaudette colbertfrank capra" price: "€ 19.02" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/55514289-it-happened-one-night-dvd store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # It Happened One Night [DVD] **Brand:** clark gableclaudette colbertfrank capra **Price:** € 19.02 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** It Happened One Night [DVD] by clark gableclaudette colbertfrank capra - **How much does it cost?** € 19.02 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/55514289-it-happened-one-night-dvd) ## Best For - clark gableclaudette colbertfrank capra enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted clark gableclaudette colbertfrank capra brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert team up for laughs as mismatched lovers in this 1934 screwball comedy classic. Spoiled Ellie Andrews (Colbert) escapes from her millionaire father (Walter Connolly),who wants to stop her from marrying a worthless playboy. En route to New York, Ellie gets involved with an out-of-work newsman, Peter Warne (Gable). When their bus breaks down, the bickering couple set off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition. Complications fly when the runaway heiress and brash reporter fall in love. Directed by Frank Capra, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT was the first movie to be honored with all five major Oscars(r): Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Now fully restored in 4K, experience this timeless comedy like never before. ## Product Details - **Genre:** Comedy - **Format:** Subtitled, PAL - **Contributor:** (function(f) {var _np=(window.P._namespace("DetailPageProductOverviewTemplatesJava"));if(_np.guardFatal){_np.guardFatal(f)(_np);}else{f(_np);}}(function(P) { P.when('A').execute(function(A){ A.on('a:truncate:po-attribute-truncate-2:updated', function(data) { var isTruncated = !data.truncateInstance.getIfTextFits(); var seeMoreElement = document.getElementById('po-attribute-see-more-id-2'); if(seeMoreElement) { seeMoreElement.style.display = isTruncated ? '' : 'none'; } }) }); })); Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Clark Gable, Ward Bond, Arthur Hoyt, Joseph Walker, Robert Riskin, Henry Wadsworth, Claire McDowell, Harry Cohn, Alan Hale, Claudette Colbert, Frank Capra, Jameson Thomas, Blanche FredericiWalter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Clark Gable, Ward Bond, Arthur Hoyt, Joseph Walker, Robert Riskin, Henry Wadsworth, Claire M… See more - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 1 hour and 41 minutes ## Images ![It Happened One Night [DVD] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91vvLiiIhjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Review *by J***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2024* Enjoyed movie! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars like to order this one *by A***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2024* thankyou team ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Showing its age, but still funny *by D***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2020* Frank Capra’s Academy Award for Best Picture-winning It Happened One Night is a romantic comedy that can also be (and has been) fairly accurately described as a screwball comedy. Many decades after it was made, it remains frequently very funny, but as one of the last pre-Code movies it is also worth watching for its risqué aspects, which the following year it might not have gotten away with.It happened One Night has a fairly predictable story that sees heiress Ellie Andrews running away from her father after he tries to have her marriage annulled and setting off on a cross country road trip for which she is spectacularly ill-equipped in order to reach her husband. She soon falls in with drunken newspaper reporter Peter Warne, and they take an instant dislike to one another: it doesn’t take a great leap of imagination to work out how their relationship will unfold. And indeed Capra doesn’t even bother trying to keep the audience guessing about where the film is heading, but provides a slightly mad-cap romp – written at the last minute on the insistence of his stars – in order to make the journey more interesting.What is striking about the film is that it thus revolves around a love affair between a single man and a married woman, something that the Code would almost certainly have not allowed. Or at least not in a screwball comedy in which Peter flippantly strips to his trousers in front of Ellie and later slaps her on the backside as he carries her across a river. By modern standards, the film is positively tame, but at the time it must have raised a few eyebrows. Especially as it concludes with Ellie abandoning her husband at the altar (their first wedding having been annulled) whilst her father looks on gleefully.Nonetheless, this doesn’t mean that It Happened One Night should be watched merely as a historical cinematic curiosity: it remains hugely entertaining. The on-screen chemistry between its two stars is palpable and Claudette Colbert is perfectly cast as the petulant Ellie, capable of being alternately irritating and endearing, whilst Clark Gable demonstrates great comic timing as Peter. The film is often very funny, from Claudette diving into the sea from her father’s boat, through such scenes as Peter and her posing as an arguing couple to hide her real identity from a pair of detectives, to Peter’s hilarious moment when Roscoe Karns’ Oscar Shapeley tries to blackmail him into turning Ellie in for the reward her father has posted and Peter terrifies him by pretending that he’s kidnapped her and wants his help in a possible shoot out with the cops.The film is full of amusing moments. There’s the hitch-hiking scene, the scene when Peter fails to thumb a lift after several attempts an Ellie succeeds by flashing her leg at a passing car, and Peter’s brilliantly grumpy conversation with Ellie’s father when he demands reimbursement for all of the belongings that he had to sacrifice whilst escorting her across country. In addition to the two stars, the story is filled with vaguely outlandish characters, resulting in great comedic performances from all concerned, including Karns but also Alan Hale as Danker, the singing car driver, Charles C. Wilson as Joe Gordon, Warne’s newspaper editor boss, and Walter Connolly as Alexander Andrews, Ellie’s possessive father (brilliantly, when he orders a telegram sent to the detectives he wants to track Ellie down, it begins with the line “daughter escaped again”).In amongst all of the jokes and comic set-pieces, the film is often quite touching too, such as when Ellie realises that she loves Peter and when – having returned home – her supposedly controlling father is sensitive enough to realise that she has found somebody other than her husband and promises to move heaven and earth to make her happy. It is often the little things that make the film great – the sing-along scene for example, which shows Ellie slowly shaking off her spoilt outlook on life. Much of this is down to Capra. A director who eschewed flashy techniques, he brings a perfect lightness of touch to the film and Joseph Walker’s cinematography suits his style, with shots that allow the cast room to move. Despite its age, the film still looks pretty good, although some of the exteriors are obviously filmed on studio sets rather than locations. That said, the sets are impressively detailed and convincing enough.The only way in which It Happened One Night hasn’t aged well is in Alexander slapping his daughter’s face and Peter suggesting that she needs a husband who will occasionally “sock” her to keep her in line: it’s an alarmingly casual attitude to violence towards women that isn’t comfortable. But when watching old films, it is inevitable that disturbing anachronisms will occasionally be found: they are the only sour note in a film that otherwise remains both funny and charming. ## Frequently Bought Together - It Happened One Night [DVD] - The Philadelphia Story -2-Disc Remastered Special Edition [DVD] [1940] - Mr Smith Goes To Washington [DVD] [2001] --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/55514289-it-happened-one-night-dvd](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/55514289-it-happened-one-night-dvd) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-04-30*