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It Happened One Night

Screwball comedy about a feisty runaway heiress who strikes up a deal with a reporter to help her get from Florida to New York in return for her story. Clark Gable stars.

Oscar-winning classic screwball comedy about a runaway heiress trying to escape from a band of private detectives hired by her father to bring her home. Unable to get to New York on her own she enlists the help of a reporter in exchange for her exclusive story, and the bickering couple begin their journey together.

1 hour, 40 minutes

Last on

Sat 21 May 201112:00
BBC Two except Scotland

Credits

Peter WarneClark Gable
DirectorFrank Capra
DankerAlan Hale

Broadcasts

  • Tue 27 May 200810:50
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Tue 6 Apr 201012:30
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 21 May 201112:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only