It Happened One Night Resources

The Criterion Collection's website includes a full-length film essay and a bunch of other fun features that will let you learn more about this classic rom-com.

And here's a site devoted entirely to Frank Capra, for the obsessed among you.

There's a whole critical literature now on Capra's film; it's just that much of a classic. Here you'll find an introduction that's also an in-depth look at the making and meaning of It Happened One Night.

For a brief but informative discussion of what makes a "screwball comedy" so screwy, check this out.

For an informative and fascinating essay that considers the place of Capra's film in the broader culture of the Depression-era U.S., follow this link.

Our Number One Favorite Scene from the film happens to be one of the most famous scenes in Capra's corpus, and maybe in film history; it even found its way into Sex and the City 2.

Doesn't this look like so much fun?

After the film's release, It Happened One Night was made into a radio play, and, lucky for us, that play can still be heard online, here.

And the film's soundtrack is still available for purchase. It'll cost you, but you don't have to be quite as rich as Ellie's dad to invest in a CD of your own.

Lobby cards were Technicolor supplements to black-and-white features shown in movie theaters. And as the cards for It Happened One Night show, they were stunningly beautiful.

For some great publicity stills, look no further.