1934 - It Happened One Night: "Shapely's the name and that's the way I like them."

1934 Best Picture Winner

Premiered

Budget:  $325,000

Gross:  $2.5 Million

This is a truly delightful movie. We laughed out loud several times and it was completely clean. Also, this is the first Oscar winning movie that had a legitimate star, Clark Gable. The acting was very good and the script was as good as any script today. All Quiet on the Western Front was good but this movie was the first that made me forget that it was made 80 years ago.

Typically, the Oscar winning movie breaks some kind of barrier in film or makes some kind of social statement. It Happened One Night did neither but it was just a very entertaining movie. I'm glad that it won and won big, winning 5 Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Writing)

Callie

Favorite:  The pace of the movie was excellent.  The scenes were an excellent length and were not drawn out for a lengthly period of time.

Least Favorite:  It was a little unclear throughout the situation with Ellie and King Westley.  It seemed a little confusing, but it could be a cultural thing.

Joel

Favorite: The acting. Claudette Colbert and Gable had great on screen chemistry. The funny thing is that after it was shot, Colbert told a friend "I just finished the worst film in the world."

Least Favorite: The editing was a little choppy at times. It wasn't a distraction for me though.