Columbia Pictures was still an underdog studio when It Happened One Night hit it big. In fact, the studio had to rely on help from other studios just to get the film made: Clark Gable, for example, performed "on loan" from MGM. But It Happened One Night helped Columbia make its name and gain access to the big leagues. After the splash that this movie made on the red carpet, it left its loaner days behind, and Columbia remains an industry powerhouse today.