It Happened One Night

A Movie Review by Magdalen Aithne Arkwright

'It Happened One Night', starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, is a sweet little film directed by Frank Capra from the 1930s about a spoiled rich girl who, she says, never gets her own way, but she insists on getting her own way on her marriage to aviator King Westley.  But being completely ignorant of the way the world works outside her father's "kingdom" gets her into trouble.  She loses her bag, her  bus, her ticket....

Fortunately, there's a slightly intoxicated man in great need of a story for the newspaper who's willing to put up with her if he can come along for a day-to-day account of the missing heiress.  Along the way, he gives lectures about dunking doughnuts, piggyback rides, and thumbing for a ride.  He sells his things for supplies.  His thoughts are obvious from the start, and her tendency of feeling is completely predictable.  A misunderstanding leaves them in danger of losing each other forever.  But I won't tell you how it ends.

This movie is rated A for all (see sidebar) and earned 9/10 points with 100% satisfaction.  A very amusing, light, and fun film, I highly recommend this film for chick-flick fans, but I think everyone will enjoy this.

~Meggy