It Happened One Night Cast
Meet the Cast
Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert)
Poor Little Rich GirlAlthough there's no denying that she's a spoiled brat when It Happened One Night first begins, Ellie Andrews wins our hearts with her wit, her openness, her good humor, and her...
Peter Warne (Clark Gable)
Peter Warne's an impoverished newspaperman who's part clown and part tough guy, and he's got a heart of gold. To put the cherry on top, he's also a hopeless romantic underneath his gruff exterior....
Alexander Andrews (Walter Connolly)
Magnate and millionaire Alexander Andrews is a tyrant when it comes to his daughter, Ellie. He won't let her make her own decisions—or mistakes, as in the case of her marriage to King Westley. He...
King Westley (Jameson Thomas)
King's his name, but he's definitely not royalty—at least outside of his own mind. The pilot's a showman and a shallow one at that. No one seems to like him—not even Ellie, his wife. This might...
Shapeley (Roscoe Karns)
The loud-mouthed dirt-bag Shapeley fulfills one main function: Like King Westley, he's a foil for Peter. But he also provides some comic relief during a pretty dark moment in It Happened One Night....