It Happened One Night Resources
Websites
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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.
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And here's a site devoted entirely to Frank Capra, for the obsessed among you.
Book or TV Adaptations
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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.
Articles and Interviews
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For a brief but informative discussion of what makes a "screwball comedy" so screwy, check this out.
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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.
Video
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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.
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Doesn't this look like so much fun?
Audio
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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.
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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.
Images
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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.
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For some great publicity stills, look no further.