Based on a short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams, this fast-phased rom-com stars the charming Claudette Colbert as the spoilt and rebellious heiress Ellie Andrews, who is intent on escaping her father's clutches and dives off his yacht in a desperate bid for freedom.

Evading her father once again by catching a bus, she falls in with silver screen legend Clark Gable's recently fired newspaperman Peter Warne, who, knowing her true identity, is intent on exploiting the situation in order to revive his career. In spite of taking an instant dislike to one another, they find themselves posing as a quarrelling married couple after he blackmails her into giving him a story. When the bus breaks down the bickering couple set off on a madcap hitchhiking expedition and of course more complications fly when the runaway heiress and brash reporter fall in love.

Originally released in 1934, It Happened One Night won five Oscar® Awards, including ‘Best Actor', ‘Best Actress', ‘Best Director', ‘Best Picture' and ‘Best Writing'.

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