Critic Reviews

It Happened One Night (1934) Rank 3 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give It Happened One Night (1934) a score of 3.3588 out of 4

based on (17) reviews

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Excellent

(10)

Very Good

(5)

Good

(2)

Fair

(0)

Poor

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Reviews by Score:

DVD Net (Amy Flower)

The leads carry the whole film with a fabulous rapport, there's some fabulously witty and engaging scripting and, goodness gracious me, you even get to see some of Claudette's leg - it's scurrilous I tell you! ...read the complete It Happened One Night movie review at DVD Net (Amy Flower)

Crazy for Cinema

The comedies of the 30s and 40s are filled with runaway heiresses and the rambunctious reporters that fall in love with them, but few manage to capture the sparkling chemistry achieved in this Oscar-winning Colbert/Gable vehicle. ...read the complete It Happened One Night movie review at Crazy for Cinema

DVD Verdict (Norman Short)

The main characters really shine, and even the wealthy father becomes likable after a not-so-flattering beginning. ...read the complete It Happened One Night movie review at DVD Verdict (Norman Short)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"A very funny and breezy comedy." ...read the complete It Happened One Night movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

Before Frank Capra was kidnapped by aliens and reconditioned to make programmatic paper-doll humanitarian fare like "It's a Wonderful Life," he spent four weeks making an imperfectly perfect little movie called "It Happened One Night." Claudette Colbert ...read the complete It Happened One Night movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)