It Happened One Night
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It Happened One Night is a 1934 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra. It was the first film to win all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.12
The film stars Claudette Colbert as a runaway heiress and Clark Gable as the reporter who tracks her down and falls in love with her. Their on-screen chemistry is considered electric, making it one of the most beloved movies of the 1930s.1
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