Accadde una notte

Titolo originale: It Happened One Night
Regia: Frank Capra |
Anno: 1934
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Romance
Tag: newspaper | miami, florida | marriage | reporter | black and white | screwball comedy | socialite | pre-code | based on short story | screwball | hitchhiking | road movie | rich girl | frantic | brat | trains | lighthearted | witty | romantic | cliché |
Cast: Clark Gable | Claudette Colbert | Walter Connolly | Roscoe Karns | Jameson Thomas | Alan Hale | Arthur Hoyt | Blanche Friderici | Charles C. Wilson | Ernie Adams | Jessie Arnold | Irving Bacon | William Bailey | William Begg | William A. Boardway | Ward Bond | Harry C. Bradley | George P. Breakston | Charles A. Browne | James Burke | Edmund Burns | Frank Capra | Ken Carson | Eddy Chandler | Wallis Clark | Ray Cooke | Joseph Crehan | Oliver Cross | Jack Curtis | Mickey Daniels | Eva Dennison | Neal Dodd | Oliver Eckhardt | Billy Engle | Jack Evans | Bess Flowers | Allen Fox | Dolores Fuller | Joaquin Garay | Dick Gordon | Carlton Griffin | Kit Guard | Sherry Hall | A.R. Haysel | Frank Holliday | Harry Holman | Harry Hume | William Irving | Milton Kibbee | Carl M. Leviness | Marvin Loback | King Lockwood | Rose May | William McCall | Claire McDowell | Kate Morgan | Gayle Morris | Patsy O'Byrne | Earl Pingree | June Preston | Hal Price | Margaret Reid | Ky Robinson | Blanche Rose | Rita Ross | Matty Roubert | Marvin Schecter | Harry Schultz | Bert Scott | Scott Seaton | Harry Semels | S.S. Simon | Linda Lee Solomon | Bert Starkey | Ethel Sykes | Jane Talent | Emma Tansey | Harry Todd | Maidel Turner | William Wagner | John Wallace | Fred Walton | Dave Wengren | Billy West | Buck Woods | Frank Yaconelli |

Una giovane miliardaria determinata, contrariamente al volere paterno, a sposarsi con un aviatore, fugge da casa per raggiungere il suo fidanzato a New York. Durante il viaggio fa conoscenza con un giornalista simpatico, quanto burbero e rettissimo, il quale si assume il compito di farle da tutore.

Approfondimenti

Miriam Hopkins and Margaret Sullavan turned down the role of Ellie. Harry Cohn suggested Loretta You [...] D
According to William L. Shirer's "Berlin Diary", this picture was one of Adolf Hitler's and Iosif St [...] D
Despite the title, the road trip actually takes place over the course of four nights. D
First movie to feature a bride leaving her fiancé at the altar. D
Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable would reteam six years later on La febbre del petrolio (1940), tho [...] D
Last film of Blanche Friderici, who died two months before its first release. D
The first film to clinch both the Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars. This has only happened six tim [...] D
Claudette Colbert was so convinced that she would lose the Oscar competition in 1935 to write-in nom [...] D
Accadde una notte (1934), along with Gigi (1958), L'ultimo imperatore (1987), and Il Signore degli A [...] D
The plot is based on the August 1933 short story "Night Bus" by Samuel Hopkins Adams, which provided [...] D
Claudette Colbert only wears four different outfits throughout the course of the film: a flimsy nigh [...] D
At the Miami bus station, friends of Peter Warne (Clark Gable) refer to him as "The King", which was [...] D
Constance Bennett and Myrna Loy, among others, turned the script down. Claudette Colbert only accept [...] D
Clark Gable arrived for his first meeting with Frank Capra drunk, rude, and angry. In spite of this [...] D
[June 2008] Ranked #3 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "R [...] D
Marion Davies was offered the role of Ellie, but MGM refused to loan her out to Columbia. D
Director Frank Capra came up with the idea about "the walls of Jericho" because Claudette Colbert re [...] D
Unusual for a romantic comedy, the two protagonists never kiss. D
Carole Lombard turned down the role of Ellie. Ironically, she would later marry Clark Gable. D
Columbia Pictures was considered a "poverty row" studio at the time of the film's release. Both MGM [...] D
Friz Freleng's unpublished memoirs mention that this was one of his favorite films, and that it cont [...] D
The wedding scene at the end of Heartbreaker (1983) is a reprise of the wedding scene in this film. D
June Preston's debut. D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the Top 100 Greatest American Movies. D
Since this movie was filmed near the end of 1933, all of the actors are of course no longer alive. T [...] D
Bette Davis wanted the role of Ellie, but Warner Bros. refused to loan her. D
Clark Gable does a "tough guy" spit after scaring Shapeley, then wipes it off his jacket. James Stew [...] D
Debut of actress Dolores Fuller. D
Accadde una notte (1934) became the first film to perform a "clean sweep" of the top five Academy Aw [...] D
Final film of Blanche Friderici. D
When Peter (Clark Gable) sends a telegram from Jacksonville, FL to New York City, the clerk tells hi [...] D
Myrna Loy, Frank Capra's first choice, turned down the role of Ellie Andrews because a recent film s [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the Top 100 Funniest American Movies. D
Robert Montgomery turned down the male lead, saying the script was the worst thing he had ever read. [...] D
While shooting the scene where he undresses, Clark Gable had trouble removing his undershirt while k [...] D
King Westley's autogyro was a Kellett K-3 registered NC12691. It also appeared in International Hous [...] D
Along with Qualcuno volò sul nido del cuculo (1975) and Il silenzio degli innocenti (1991), this [...] D
The first of only three films to win every major Academy Award, including Best Picture. D
The locomotive that holds up Peter Warne, supposedly in New Jersey, is a Southern Pacific 2-6-0 Mogu [...] D
Several actors in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in this [...] D
Although Claudette Colbert and Frank Capra had a slightly cantankerous relationship during the makin [...] D
Is often credited as the very first screwball comedy. D
In 1996 Steven Spielberg anonymously purchased Clark Gable's Oscar to protect it from further commer [...] D
When Clark Gable showed up for work on the first day, he reportedly said, grimly, "Let's get this ov [...] D
Frank Capra grew concerned when so many stars rejected his script and he turned to playwright Myles [...] D
When director Frank Capra asked Claudette Colbert to expose her leg for the hitchhiking scene, she i [...] D
According to a New York Times article dated February 23, 1934, the Silly Symphonies short The China [...] D
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #736. D
Columbia did not have much faith in the film and released it without much fanfare and little adverti [...] D
Instead of the usual static camera set-up, Frank Capra insisted on sticking a camera onto a crane. T [...] D
Claudette Colbert, under contract to Paramount, had four weeks free, but she was also a hard sell. S [...] D
Claudette Colbert complained nearly every day during the making of the film. On the last day of shoo [...] D
It is widely believed that MGM ensured their contracted star Clark Gable would receive the Best Acto [...] D
The autogyro King flies onto the estate around 1:35 is a Kellett K-3 Autogiro NC12691. The actual pi [...] D
Constance Bennett wanted to play the female lead on the proviso that she produce the film. Columbia [...] D
Claudette Colbert had a banner year in 1934--she headlined not one but three hit films that were all [...] D
On February 23, 1934, The NY Daily News review was headlined, "Good Team in a Weak Vehicle at Music [...] D
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60-minute radio adaptation of the humorous movie on Monday evening, [...] D
Clark Gable was loaned to this film by MGM as punishment for his affair with Joan Crawford. D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of the Top 100 America's Greatest Love Story [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
Frank Capra: as one of the passengers on the bus singing the third couplet of "The Daring Young Man [...] D
When Peter Warne is being held up by an SP Train, the location was on Santa Anita Avenue in Arcadia, [...] D
According to Frank Capra in an interview with Richard Schickel for "The Men Who Made the Movies", "W [...] D
Along with its clean sweep of the five major Academy Awards, this film has several firsts in Oscar h [...] D
Clark Gable gave the Oscar he won for his performance in this movie to a child who admired it, telli [...] D
There are many ways to measure the value of money in the past. The $100,000 King Westley accepts not [...] D
In 2006, Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time." D
Clearly influenced Rob Reiner's Sacco a pelo a tre piazze (1985). D
Accadde una notte (1934) became the first film to win both the Academy Award and National Board of R [...] D
One of the few Best Picture Academy Award winners to be part of the Criterion Collection on DVD. D
Character actor Ward Bond has an uncredited part as the first bus driver in the film. In real life, [...] D
Accadde una notte (1934) became the very first romantic comedy to win the Academy Award for Best Pic [...] D

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When Ellen asks the autocamp owner to use the telephone, she is refused permission and directed to t [...] D
Ellie Andrews calls Peter by his name at the terminal before she actually knows it. In a later scene [...] D
When Peter is making breakfast for Ellen, as the table is first set, there are six doughnuts on the [...] D
When on the bus, singing the trapeze song, the bus is moving and the driver is moving the wheel as t [...] D
At the end of the movie an annulment is mentioned. An annulment would not be necessity since the wed [...] D
After Ellie runs off from the wedding service and enters the awaiting car, the very long veil of her [...] D
The note Peter sends Andrews does not contain his contact information, yet Andrews telephones him. D
When Peter is driving a car with Ellie beside him, she puts a scarf around her neck which repeatedly [...] D
When Peter is chasing after the police escort that Ellen is riding in, the road has a solid line dow [...] D
In the exterior view of the bus running off the road (after the "flying trapeze" song), the driver i [...] D
Andrews bellows to Westley on the phone: "Hello, my would-be ex-son-in-law." Until the annulment is [...] D
After King lands and taxis in the autogyro, apparently the sole occupant, a man is visible in the co [...] D
While he and Ellie are on their honeymoon, Peter sends a telegram to Andrews asking why the annulmen [...] D
As Peter is singing and threatening to take off his pants, Ellie begins to bolt behind the hanging b [...] D
The bus as seen from the inside is wider than as seen from the outside. D
When Peter is held up by the train at a crossing, the caboose is plainly marked SP (Southern Pacific [...] D
Oscar Shapeley shows Peter a newspaper that clearly says there is a $10,000 reward for Ellie's safe [...] D
In the opening scene, Daddy's yacht is supposedly anchored off Miami. Yet in the distance are tall c [...] D
Toward the end, on the morning of the wedding, Ellie is in her bedroom in her wedding dress. Her fat [...] D
After Peter gets the car from the "thief", Peter's luggage is in the back seat. As he stops the car [...] D
In the closing scene, the manager has given Peter a trumpet. We hear him play it, but the last 3 not [...] D
When Warne is chasing Ellie's convoy after she's been picked up "outside Philadelphia," a road sign [...] D
During early portion of Walls of Jericho scene, blanket hanging from rope is nowhere near rear wall, [...] D
When Peter is explaining to Ellen how he gets undressed they show him in a frontal shot and Ellen is [...] D
When Ellie enters the motel wearing Peter's drenched trench coat, after he closes the door behind he [...] D
As well as the missing donuts (mentioned elsewhere) there was also a small plate with about a half d [...] D
On wedding day, King comes into room to comfort Ellie. A few minutes later he arrives by autogyro. D

Frase

Ellie Andrews: Aren't you gonna congratulate me? [...] D
Oscar Shapeley: You know, there's nothing I like b [...] D
Ellie Andrews: Have you ever been in love, Peter? [...] D
[after Ellen stops a car by showing her leg] Elli [...] D
Ellie Andrews: Your ego is absolutely colossal. P [...] D
Peter Warne: Excuse me, lady, but that upon which [...] D
Ellie Andrews: I'll stop a car, and I won't use my [...] D
Ellie Andrews: You think I'm a fool and a spoiled [...] D
Alexander Andrews: [Alexander has figured out Elli [...] D
Peter Warne: Excuse me lady, but that upon which y [...] D
Peter Warne: I never did like the idea of sitting [...] D
Danker: Oh, I see, young people in love are never [...] D
[as he walks Ellie down the aisle, Mr. Andrews tal [...] D
[Peter watches as Ellie dunks her donut] Peter Wa [...] D
Ellie Andrews: What is it that we're supposed to b [...] D
Oscar Shapeley: Well shut my big nasty mouth! D
Peter Warne: [Detectives are looking for Ellie] Wh [...] D
[Peter is carrying Ellie across the creek slung ov [...] D
Oscar Shapeley: One on the side Shapely, that's wh [...] D
Ellie Andrews: By the way, what's your name? Pe [...] D
Peter Warne: I want to see what love looks like wh [...] D
Ellie Andrews: Outside of the fact that you don't [...] D
Ellie Andrews: [drinking a toast] Well, here's to [...] D
[Peter makes a couple of "beds" from hay off of a [...] D
Alexander Andrews: Don't fall out of any windows! D
Peter Warne: Just keep your eye on that thumb. [s [...] D
Ellie Andrews: And suppose nobody stops for us? P [...] D
Alexander Andrews: What's the matter, child? Aren' [...] D
Ellie Andrews: Aren't you going to give me a littl [...] D
Joe Gordon: That's the way things go: you think yo [...] D
[last lines] Zeke's Wife: Funny couple, ain't the [...] D
Oscar Shapeley: What's a matter sister? You ain't [...] D
King Westley: [after Ellie runs away from their we [...] D
Ellie Andrews: How did you get the car? Peter War [...] D
Peter Warne: [giving her a bag] Can you hold this [...] D
[Peter hangs a blanket between the twin beds in th [...] D
Alexander Andrews: Oh, er, do you mind if I ask yo [...] D
Peter Warne: You know, I had you pegged right from [...] D
Ellie Andrews: We'll get on a merry-go-round and n [...] D
Oscar Shapeley: Believe you me! Ellie Andrews: Be [...] D

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