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It Happened One Night Film Summary

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by Frank Capra
About 23 pages (6,820 words)
It Happened One Night Summary

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Style and Cinematography

It Happened One Night is a screwball comedy similar to Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. With a fast talking newspaper man and a girl with whom he has an intense love-hate relationship, we see many similarities. Unlike Russell's independent, intelligent character, however, Ellie is spoiled and naïve.

It Happened One Night combines great actors with significant commercial appeal, excellent dialogue, and perfect direction. As viewers watch the chemistry between Peter and Ellie, they can imagine similar events happening in their own.....

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