Fun fact: This movie is the reason Bugs Bunny chews on carrots. His first cartoons came along at the same time as this film, which was very popular, so the animators included the carrot munching as a callback to Clark Gable's smartass character. (The WB cartoons included a great deal of contemporary references that have all lost their context now.)
@Fast_Eddy_Magic11 ай бұрын
And I think Shapely calls Clark Gable "Doc" once or twice.
@SueProv11 ай бұрын
This movie was released in 1934. Bugs Bunny was released in 1940.
@allengray574811 ай бұрын
That's freaking awesome! Wabbit Season! Do you have a Fricassseean rabbit license? ☮️
@TrekBeatTK11 ай бұрын
Indeed, Bugs Bunny is actually kind of a ripoff of Disney’s Max Hare who was very intentionally modeled after Clark Gable.
@jollyrodgers727211 ай бұрын
According to Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng and Bob Clampett IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT was Friz's favorite film, and indeed Clark was the inspiration for Bugs, and the audience made the immediate connection, with the carrot-chomping, cocky stance, and smart aleck nature of Bugs - not to mention the Brooklyn accent, pronounced overbite and large ears.@@SueProv
@tremorsfan11 ай бұрын
Bringing Up Baby is another absolute classic that you should watch.
@MrFlounder87811 ай бұрын
Was going to make that suggestion as well. A fun flick with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, with Howard Hawks directing. My wife and I will watch it whenever we need a good laugh.
@roboct611 ай бұрын
Not just one of the best comedies of that era but of all time. Period.
@Seele2015au11 ай бұрын
I wonder if it would be a good idea to digitally restore "Bringing up Baby" to the form Howard Hawks envisaged it to be, but hamstrung by the SFX technology available at the time. For example there was a scene when Hepburn was pulling the leash on the leopard, obviously filmed separately and then composited together, but there's a mismatch of the leash so it seemed like there were two leashes but not connected as one.
@kelseyk53011 ай бұрын
@@MrFlounder878"BUB" and "The Awful Truth" (1937) with Grant and Irene Dunne...two iconic screwball comedies...are my absolute favorites. "TAT" had Leo McCarey winning Best Director.
@yvonnesanders430811 ай бұрын
Arsenic and old lace
@jhilal238511 ай бұрын
In the year after this was released, sales of men's undershirts fell almost 90% in the US because Clark Gable was shown not wearing one under his dress shirt. It almost killed the entire industry.
@cvonbarron11 ай бұрын
That's true, and it created a minor scandal at the time.
@carltonbright692310 ай бұрын
The reason for not wearing an undershirt was to keep up the fast pace of the scene. Also, the hair would get mussed..it was simply a practical production decision, with unprecedented reactions.
@hulkhatepunybanner10 ай бұрын
*If Gable had worn low-rise pants, it would've changed the timeline completely.*
@phillipray438011 ай бұрын
As you embrace the magic of these older films, it might be time to check out Jimmy Stewart in the role he made famous: “Harvey”!
@parallaxnick63711 ай бұрын
Oh god I love Harvey. It's one of the great autistic-coded movies.
@phillipray438011 ай бұрын
It’s also certified SAFE for Carly. ;)
@elessartelcontar941511 ай бұрын
I made it a thing with all 4 of my kids to introduce them to Harvey. Nice memories. I love Jimmy Stewart in everything.
@nonMuggle11 ай бұрын
@@parallaxnick637 "Autistic-coded"?? I'm very interested in what that means. Can you explain or point me somewhere?
@michaellynch350211 ай бұрын
I was going to suggest the very same movie! I saw Harvey for the first time this week and it’s now one of my favorite movies!
@elainemarsh347711 ай бұрын
This movie is the TEMPLATE for every romantic comedy ever made! Holds up well, too. (The Philadelphia Story should be next for you!)
@ninjabearpress257411 ай бұрын
Even Spaceballs follows this template.
@hulkhatepunybanner10 ай бұрын
*_Welllllll,_** isn't William Shakespeare's **_Taming of the Screw_** the TEMPLATE for all modern romantic comedies?*
@ninjabearpress257410 ай бұрын
@@hulkhatepunybannerNot all rom-coms fit that template, but enough. You can't go wrong with Shakespeare.
@mimi_owls10 ай бұрын
I second The Philadelphia Story and something from Preston Sturges too
@praapje9 ай бұрын
@@mimi_owls The Lady Eve and The Palm Beach Story are absolute gems.
@nathans324111 ай бұрын
The Director of this movie, Frank Capra, is the same Director who worked on 'It's A Wonderful Life.' Capra was the Steven Spielberg of his time, a very good story teller. Clark Gable was the male lead in 'Gone With The Wind,' which was released in 1939. Time for you to check out that movie. I know you'll like it. Gone With The Wind is a classic, color film and the story behind its production is unique and entertaining on its own.
@Cadinho9311 ай бұрын
In the history of the Academy Awards, there are only three movies that won all of the top five awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay. They are: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Silence of the Lambs and It Happened One Night. Also, another great movie from 1934 is "The Thin Man" with William Powell and Myrna Loy, which I know you will love!
@jackmessick286911 ай бұрын
Yes! The Thin Man is amazing funny! It's a mystery and you will love love love Myrna Loy and William Powell.
@TheDreamtimezzz11 ай бұрын
Please add 1937 Kate Hepburn (and many other notables) “stage door” to your list!!!
@Jonnyquest197111 ай бұрын
Love the thin man series, myrna loy and William powell were great together.
@tranya32711 ай бұрын
Totally want her to watch "The Thin Man" - a film with such impact that they made FIVE sequels (none of which was as good as the original, but that's ok.) (Although it's never commented on, there are enough snippets in that film that Nick Charles is arguably THE FIRST Super-powered person (superhero?) ever depicted in movies. Can you guess which super power he's blessed with? :) )
@byrontowles201811 ай бұрын
The "Thin Man. "Yes, yes, YESSS! One of my all time favorite movies. The chemistry between William Powell & Myrna Loy is magical. Back in the day, people actually thought that they were married in real life!
@TrekBeatTK11 ай бұрын
“We wouldn’t know a thing about it if I hadn’t taken that magnesia!” That’s a 1930s poop joke!
@evelynharron471811 ай бұрын
Clark Gable starred in 'Gone With the Wind' which was the number one grossing movie for 25 years from 1934 til 1957 and the highest grossing movie of all time adjusted for inflation.
@lmsossi650111 ай бұрын
It's still a favorite of mine. Today, it's criticized for its depiction of slavery, so some people are afraid to react to it, but all movies from long ago can be criticized for their dated and sometimes offensive portrayals of various groups. To me, we don't learn if we ignore what makes us uncomfortable. I would love to see her react to GWTW, including those aspects that are not acceptable today. Even in IHON, there are some dated ideas about the sexes and some insinuated acceptance of male oppression of and even violence towards women. It's possible to note those aspects and still admire the film as a whole.
@purpleslog11 ай бұрын
This is pre GWTW which is a 1939 movie.
@Scott-J11 ай бұрын
Light bulb moment! At the end when her father says he didn't take the money, "just the $39.60 he spent on you." That's how Spaceballs ends! Princess Vespa's father is walking her down the isle and says he didn't take the money, "just took 248 space bucks for lunch, gas, and tolls."
@ArtamStudio10 ай бұрын
So glad to see someone else recognizing the connection - plus Princess Vespa's getaway at the start.
@WithTwoFlakes10 ай бұрын
I wondered if anyone else had picked up on that...
@ad61video11 ай бұрын
Fun fact, Clark Gable was also called The King of Hollywood. His very last and excellent film was The Misfits, which was also Marilyn Monroes last picture.
@ct685211 ай бұрын
Was he really rich from his career? Not sure if A-list actors made relatively more or less back then compared to now. I do know the studios probably had more power and sway back in the day.
@Dularr11 ай бұрын
Clark Gable appearing without a undershirt was a massive blow to the underwear industry.
@ct685211 ай бұрын
Which is ironic. Because I think it was Hollywood that gave a big boost to those under shirts in the first place.
@docsavage864011 ай бұрын
@ct6852 how?
@ct685211 ай бұрын
@@docsavage8640 Maybe I have it wrong. But I thought they were popularized in the movies. And then not. And then brought back again in the 90's.
@shanedoe346211 ай бұрын
@@docsavage8640 People stopped wearing them when the saw Gable without one. Same thing happened with hats when JFK was elected. He never wore one and they fell out of fashion.
@terencejay884511 ай бұрын
He was the George Clooney of the day, though he wasn't overly popular with the actresses because of his halitosis..
@oldbroadwithbaggage547211 ай бұрын
Oh, another great one " His Girl Friday".
@thewildgoose746711 ай бұрын
Good pick, full of rapid dialogue and witty one liners. They made a remake called "The Front Page" with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in the early '70's which is well worth a look too.
@nightfall90211 ай бұрын
And in the public domain so needs no editing. Though most "reactors" chop it up anyway (just the way it's done I suppose).
@jenniferfoster169210 ай бұрын
Yes, I love that one so much. You can't go wrong with Rosiland Russell and Cary Grant! Total masterpiece.
@randyschuh267011 ай бұрын
I am so happy you are doing reactions to classic films. I agree with others that the Thin Man series should be watched. Love Nick and Nora and their dog Asta.
@goldenageofdinosaurs719210 ай бұрын
Oh, Asta..😊
@makingthecoin364711 ай бұрын
I was and am a movie poster collector. I had a beautiful original lobby card 11x14 from this classic movie. An original 27x41 poster for the film sells for several thousand $$. In the 80s I heard Claudette Corbett would stroll around NYC at outdoor book and collector shows. For several weekends I would go with my lobby card hoping to meet her and finally I did and she autographed it for me. She was petite and still a stunning looking lady.
@clincher262610 ай бұрын
It's Colbert, not Corbett. You're obviously a huge fan.
@makingthecoin364710 ай бұрын
@@clincher2626what a Jethro, I have big hands and I miss typed a letter. Lmao this is so important to a sheepish slug like yourself. ATTABOY!!
@makingthecoin364710 ай бұрын
@@clincher2626what a Jethro. It's important for this sheepish slug to point out a letter error. LMAO. I have large hands. Yes I am an admirer of many classic stars and have amassed a collection of Movie Posters from the Silent Era and forward. I can do that $$$$ so go back to you pretending on KZbin, try to enjoy your limited life.
@Concetta209 ай бұрын
Wow! So lucky!
@makingthecoin36479 ай бұрын
@@clincher2626yes I am and because of my big hands Jethro a typing error occurred. Your Immature with liverspots. Plus I have the $$$$ to enjoy and build a rare Movie poster collection.
@nealhoffman751811 ай бұрын
I swear to all above that you would absolutely adore William Powell movies. Especially My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy, and the ENTIRE Thin Man Series
@suprchickn774511 ай бұрын
William Powell is a name that deserves to live on for "My Man Godfrey" and "The Thin Man" alone. "My Man Godfrey" is one of my all time favorites and I just recently discovered it. I have also read that people loved to work with him because he was a genuinely kind person. His ex-wife still loved working with him in "Godfrey".
@stratiogesdux11 ай бұрын
Here! Here!
@johnmccarthy311110 ай бұрын
My Man Godfrey is so good
@jackmessick286911 ай бұрын
The director here is the same person who directed "It's a Wonderful Life," Frank Capra. All of his films are pretty great. He also filmed "You Can't Take It With You" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Another romantic comedy is "My Man Godfrey." During the Depression, people loved seeing those who were rich do outlandish and eccentric things, like dive off a yacht and run away from her father. "My Man Godfrey" is a lot like that. If you want to see the greatest chemistry between and actor and actress, and have a mystery in New York, then you can't miss "The Thin Man." They even gather all the suspects together in one room for the finale. It stars Myrna Loy and William Powell. It was so good they made 5 more in 12 years.
@markwilliams639411 ай бұрын
They had such great chemistry that everybody actually thought they were a couple.
@richardzinns567611 ай бұрын
I have to second the recommendation for the Thin Man series. The second and third are the cleverest mysteries, but all of the first five are EXTREMELY well worth seeing, and even the sixth has its moments. This is one of the greatest series in film history, mostly because of the brilliant interaction of William Powell and Myrna Loy.
@suebob1611 ай бұрын
Count me in for The Thin Man! I don't think Cassie needs to see the whole series, but she should at least see the second film After The Thin Man. It has James Stewart in it, and Nora has a cute surprise for Nick at the end.
@jsharp316511 ай бұрын
"King" was an unusual but not unheard of first name back in those days. There was even a movie director named King Vidor.
@Joan-ph2es11 ай бұрын
I went to school with a girl with last name of James. She had a brother named King.
@geraldmcboingboing740111 ай бұрын
When I was in grade school in the 50s I had a classmate with the first name "King."
@Dontuween11 ай бұрын
Actually, that was Clark Gable's nickname. A nickname which he hated!
@jsharp316511 ай бұрын
@@Dontuween Yeah, when Cassie started asking if he was King, I was thinking, "Yes but no."
@drzarkov3911 ай бұрын
"Roy" is the French version of King.
@tristramcoffin92611 ай бұрын
I KNEW YOU'D LOVE IT! This film is so good. I hope when you are ready to do old films again and in the mood for film noir you will react to The Third Man. It is the best movie I've ever seen.
@Crazy_Diamond_7511 ай бұрын
YES!!! I was gonna recommend this one, too.
@randybass884211 ай бұрын
This was produced and directed by Frank Capra, the same producer/director of "It's a Wonderful Life." I recommend his other movies, particularly "You Can't Take it With You." In fact, you should do a series of his movies. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" is another one.
@LashLeRoux.111 ай бұрын
There is nothing like vintage classic cinema.
@johnangelopoulos200011 ай бұрын
Such great acting, and great chemistry between Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. One of the very first great romantic comedies. A true gem. Great choice.
@colliric11 ай бұрын
His final film with Marilyn Monroe was also a romance masterpiece. Although about an older man falling for a younger woman.
@handsomeX11 ай бұрын
💯@@colliric
@ct685211 ай бұрын
She feels pretty modern for 1934. They both do. They both seem like they'd be right at home in a movie from the past 40 years up to now.
@helendarvall805910 ай бұрын
Clark Gable - who was under contract to M-G-M - didn't want to do this picture. At that time, most of the studio heads played poker (at the home of Irving Thalberg on Thursday nights, for example... he was VP of Production at M-G-M) and these powerful men would often trade their contracted stars for different pictures in lieu of paying poker debts. Or the studio heads would make a profit from 'loaning out' their stars for more than they were paying them. Columbia was looked down on in the industry; they made mostly westerns and were derisively called Gower Gulch (located at Gower and Melrose in Hollywood). So being sent by M-G-M to Columbia - said to be a punishment for refusing a role at M-G-M - was a real comedown for Clark Gable. Claudette Colbert was not first choice to play Ellie: Miriam Hopkins and half a dozen other top stars had turned it down. Colbert hated the film, said it was the worst ever... And then to have the picture win the Top 5 Academy Awards of 1934 - it was unheard of.
@ct685210 ай бұрын
@@helendarvall8059 Dang actors have been saying for a while that they truly don't know which movie of theirs will hit or not. I guess they really mean that. Also the old studio system sounds like a nightmare.
@apulrang11 ай бұрын
This is a great movie no matter what. But a bit of context reveals extra layers of meaning for the original audiences. "Screwball Comedies" like this one in the 1930s used a lot of class humor -- rich people being silly and childish, hardworking people being more down to earth and practical. They also tended to feature men who were struggling and too focused on their work, and women who were a bit "dizzy," (crazy and free-spirited), helping the men they meet get more joy out of life. This was all deliberately crafted for audiences who were deep in the Great Depression. And sometimes there were very specific references -- like the boy on the bus whose mother fainted due to malnutrition. That was definitely a reference to real-life poverty during the Depression. Another terrific "Screwball Comedy" to check out is "Brining Up Baby," starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn.
@ohmightywez11 ай бұрын
Philadelphia Story is another great one.
@tranya32711 ай бұрын
I would also add "My Man Godfrey" (1936, I believe). It precisely fits a number of the tropes that you describe, and pulls them off brilliantly.
@richardb626011 ай бұрын
I've been asking for "Bringing Up Baby" forever. As recently as in the comments for "Gross Pointe Blank" in fact.
@apulrang11 ай бұрын
@@richardb6260 "I'll be with you in a minute Mr. Peabody!"
@richardb626011 ай бұрын
@@apulrang the inspiration for "What's Up Doc?"
@colinpreston8011 ай бұрын
If there was singing on a bus today, people would just assume someone was making a TikTok.
@marleybob315711 ай бұрын
I'm glad you are covering old Hollywood now and then. I seriously hope you get to the 1938 RomCom "Bringing Up Baby" with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. I shared that movie with my daughter (now 27) when she was 5 and it remains one of her favorite comedies. Mine too!
@cindyknudson271510 ай бұрын
Check out "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" Cary Grant, Myrna Loy
@SwiftFoxProductions11 ай бұрын
Clark Gable aka "The King of Hollywood"! 😉 And obviously, you can now see why! Of course, his role as Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind" is his most iconic but, this little romantic comedy is the one that won him an Oscar. ☺
@JC-bh8qx11 ай бұрын
One of my most treasured possessions is a bracelet my husband got me that says, "I'm a little screwy myself". His way of saying I love you ❤
@sterling5577 ай бұрын
He was a screwball. (a baseball pitch)
@harrytryon678211 ай бұрын
Clark Gables most famous movie is "Gone with the wind" 1939. The most famous quote "Frankly my dear I don't give a damn". Won 8 academy awards.
@elessartelcontar941511 ай бұрын
I watched it once as a young man and the scene with Rhett and little Bonnie broke me. Traumatizing, hysterical sobbing. I can't ever watch it again, for me it was like Schindler's List.
@colliric11 ай бұрын
@@elessartelcontar9415 For me it was watching as Scarlett walks into the makeshift operating theatre and that guy really does get his leg amputated with no chloroform and not even a drop of liquor in sight.
@colliric11 ай бұрын
It actually won 10, because won 2 extra awards for the use of colour and technical achievement.
@richardb626011 ай бұрын
@@colliric"DON'T CUT! DON'T CUT!" and then you see that leg moving in a direction it shouldn't.
@victoriah.208311 ай бұрын
Did you know how much Selznick was fined for including "damn" in GWTW? $5K or over $109K in 2024.
@bigneon_glitter11 ай бұрын
Fun fact: the creation of Bugs Bunny was inspired, in part, by Clark Gable & the carrot-chewing scene. 🥕
@ninjabearpress257411 ай бұрын
This movie inspired everything from Bugs Bunny to Spaceballs and more.
@mirozen_11 ай бұрын
The name Clark Gable was familiar to you! 😊 Remember the Star Trek episode you watched where Kirk and Spock traveled in time back to the 1930's? Captain Kirk and Edith Keeler were going out to see a "Clark Gable movie"!!! 😁
@brianito777911 ай бұрын
My favorite era of movies is the pre-code era, so I watch a LOT of early 1930s movies and this is one of my favorites. It's a 10/10 for me. Claudette Colbert is in my top five actresses of all time. I can't even remember how many times I've watched it.
@Johnny_Socko11 ай бұрын
Yes, the movie may not have shown the leads kissing, but it was considered pretty bold in many other ways.
@VinMar-m6w10 ай бұрын
In fact, *_It Happened One Night_* was released *(February 1934)* five months before the *Motion Picture Production Code* went into effect *(July 1934).* Thus, it was the last *Best Picture* winner before the so-called *Hays Code* era *(1934-1968).* Incidentally, the *Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences* had only been in existence since *1927';* first awarded in *1929.*
@capstan50g11 ай бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed this one. There are many older films that are as good or better than this one. I'll suggest Arsenic & Old Lace. It has Cary Grant in it, and he's just as charming as Clark Gable.
@purpleslog11 ай бұрын
I like it when I saw it as a kid. I watched it again a few years ago and it sucked.
@BondFreek11 ай бұрын
20:00 "Dizzy Dame" is a 1920 -1940 expression. It means a woman who drives a man crazy with her unpredictable behavior.
@ryansyler884711 ай бұрын
The bus driver who confronts Gable when he's throwing the newspapers out of the bus window is played by Ward Bond. He's one of the most prolific actors of Golden Age Hollywood. He seems to pop up everywhere. He has a role (some small, some large) in nearly every major motion picture from the 1920s to the 1950s. He's in The Grapes of Wrath, Gone With the Wind, Young Mr. Lincoln, Bringing Up Baby, The Maltese Falcon, It's a Wonderful Life, Confessions of a Nazi Spy, My Darling Clementine, Mr. Roberts, and The Searchers. And that's only scratching the surface.
@egk258411 ай бұрын
Another great reaction. This movie was sort of remade as an 80s teen romcom, The Sure Thing. One of the first starring roles for John Cusack. You might enjoy that a lot as well.
@SusanSloate11 ай бұрын
Do you mean THE SURE THING? I never thought of it as being like IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, though it does feature a couple on the road. It also is one of my favorites--and it's a great movie for you to watch, Cassie; hope you will, eventually!
@egk258411 ай бұрын
lol yes. I meant to put the title in my message. The travelling scenes are definitely a call back to this movie. Even the famous hitchhiking scene.
@isoldejaneholland837010 ай бұрын
Cusack's Room 1408 is one of my favorite Halloween ghost stories.
@aresee8208Ай бұрын
This movie just hit the spot in 1934. Everyone liked it. So did I when I saw it as a kid on TV back in the day.
@rudewalrus563611 ай бұрын
_Don't_ overlook old films because they are in black and white; as you observed, you really don't notice when it's a good film. There are a _lot_ of great black and white films worth your time: e.g. Philadelphia (rom-com par excellence), Bringing Up Baby (screwball at its finest), Top Hat (or anything with Astaire really - song-and-dance delight); and on and on ... Did you notice the story parallel with Roman Holiday? Newspaper reporter makes friends with escaped heiress/princess to get a story but ends up falling in love, etc...? (Of course, Roman Holiday doesn't have the same happy ending) Also, a $10,000 reward in 1934 - the middle of the Depression - would be the equivalent of over $230,000 today.
@spencerdobkin94794 ай бұрын
Old movies are my favorites along with the 70s-90s era! So much better than the films today. I actually watched this for the first time in February as well. I love this movie. Clark Gable reminds me of my Grandfather who loved his movies and acting.
@FloridaMugwump11 ай бұрын
It is seen as one of the greatest films ever made. It Happened One Night is the first of only three films (along with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Silence of the Lambs) to win all five major Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
@edwardbowen-humphreys97582 ай бұрын
Love this movie. Clark Gable was "The Man's Man"! My grandfather was the spitting image of him.
@geraldmcboingboing740111 ай бұрын
The next year Clark Gable was also in the Best Picture Academy Award winner, Mutiny on the Bounty, as Fletcher Christian.
@colliric11 ай бұрын
A goddamn masterpiece too. And his somewhat tragic final film The Misfits is also one of the greatest movies of all time... So fitting he drove off into the sunset with Monroe right next to him.
@dougimmel5 ай бұрын
I think what I love the most about watching you and Carly watch movies, especially the older movies and the romcoms and the romantic films, is that you two feel like you came from another time, more wholesome time and you seem almost old-fashioned in your simplicity and your pure hearts. I feel like a happy grandpa watching his daughters or his granddaughters grow up really nicely. Might sound corny but it's just nice to watch you two enjoy yourselves. Thanks for letting us into your home.
@johncampbell75611 ай бұрын
"It Happened One Night was the first film to win the "Big Five" Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Writing). As of 2022, only two other films have achieved this feat: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1975 and The Silence of the Lambs in 1991.[38] It Happened One Night was also the last film to win both lead acting Academy Awards until One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1975." - Wikipedia This film was Columbia's biggest money maker until 1980.
@Nuneven2 ай бұрын
Since you also watched Masters of the Air, you might be interested to know that Clark Gable served in the USAF as an arial gunner on a B-17 during WWII. The Germans offered a large reward for his capture.
@philstubblefield11 ай бұрын
As someone who has advocated for this movie forever, I am *_so_* glad that you finally watched it! Despite nearly 100 years of societal changes, the story still hits home today. I had almost forgotten just how delightful this film is! Thank you, Cassie! 😁
@tudyk217 ай бұрын
6:23 That's Ward Bond. "Oh yeah? YEAH!"😂
@johnclement937010 ай бұрын
Love your reactions and commentary on classic films you seeing for the first time... I recommend Citizen Kane and Gone With The Wind, Casablanca... :-)
@doubleDD27411 ай бұрын
This swept the 1935 Oscars. Best Picture, Best Actor , Best Actress, Best Director, and so on . A true classic. Clark Gable was a MEGA STAR! So was Claudine Colbert. I had just taped this to watch again for the umpteenth time and saw that you were going to react to it. You did a great job. There's tons of old romantic comedies as good as this one. Bringing up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, Arsenic and Old Lace, His Girl Friday, Roman Holiday, Some Like It Hot and so many more.
@johnterminator547511 ай бұрын
90 years old, but Capra's films are still relevant, "You can't take it with you", "Mr Smith goes to Washington", "Meet John Doe" and the masterpiece "It's Wonderful life" 🙂
@002DrEvil11 ай бұрын
I think you mean Mr Smith goes to Washington. Mr Smith was played by Jimmy Stewart. He definitely wasn't female!
@richardb626011 ай бұрын
Add "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" with Gary Cooper to the list. The courtroom scene at the end is wonderful. I'm terrified she'll make the mistake of watching the Adam Sandler "remake" instead.
@Cbcw7611 ай бұрын
@@richardb6260 Absolutely yes... one of my favorite courtroom scenes ever, where the Faulkner Sisters testify that Goodfellow Deeds is pixilated... as is the judge and everyone else. Except them. Such an incredible scene.
@mrcapra11 ай бұрын
@@Cbcw76 Aw, no spoilers, please!!
@Madbandit7711 ай бұрын
I would add "American Madness", with Angelica Huston's grandfather, Walter.
@roboct611 ай бұрын
I love that you delve into these old gems. You do it more than most reactors and it is so appreciated. These wonderful stories of days gone by deserve to been seen. Good story telling is good story telling no matter what era.
@JayM40911 ай бұрын
Another Rom Com you will like from the same period is 'Bringing up Baby,' staring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. The driver who picked them up hitch hiking played Little John in the Movie 'Robin Hood.'
@acaciopoliveira10 ай бұрын
Classic Romantic Comedy ... another checkbox of movies to watch fullfiled! Nice!
@matthewhaverty329811 ай бұрын
Watching this made me re-think it's a wonderful life to some extent, the walls of jericho standing in for the barriers to George's various desires (which he is made to appreciate). When George wanders through the nightmarish Pottersville, it's like Bedford Falls with the 'walls of jericho' pulled down prematurely, no 'gap' between desire and fulfilment. Both films about how we 'get it' by 'not getting it', about the benefits of 'missing out', the lives we don't lead being essential to the ones we do.
@matthewhaverty329811 ай бұрын
Oh, and it must have been an influence on Roman Holiday I'm sure.
@purpleslog11 ай бұрын
Frank Capra directed both of them.
@cbobwhite576811 ай бұрын
A funny love story, action movie, 1964. "Father Goose", with Cary Grant.
@THOMMGB11 ай бұрын
Cassie, I've been mentioning this movie to you forever, it seems. So glad you finally got to it. For a 90 year old movie, it's held up amazingly well. On KZbin, there is a radio version of It Happened One Night on the Lux Radio Theater with the same stars as in the movie. It's excellent.
@Cbcw7611 ай бұрын
Reading these comments listed so many classic screwball masterpieces, you brought up "90 years old" - that's all of these. I hope they'll still be watched and enjoyed in another hundred years, too. I think they will - watching these reactors join into 90 years of fandom... yes, I think they'll still be around. I can't say that for many modern films.
@THOMMGB11 ай бұрын
@@Cbcw76That’s actually a very perceptive comment. Some films really connect with people on such a personal level that they became timeless just like this one.
@robynmurray742111 ай бұрын
From the same era, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time, Top Hat or Shall We Dance. Lots if wisecracks and misunderstandings but with dancing. Roman Holiday has a similar theme of a runaway princess and a newspaper reporter.
@LeslieEscobedo-sx7ee11 ай бұрын
Other oldies you might consider, The Philadelphia Story with Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart and Desk Set with Spencer Tracy and also Katherine Hepburn.. both fantastic..
@ninawildr420711 ай бұрын
Yes!!!❤
@MisterWondrous10 ай бұрын
I must've seen this a dozen times, loving each time. It deserves all the kudos and praise heaped upon it. The actors never looked better.
@miker25211 ай бұрын
I think you and your sister would love Bringing Up Baby (1938) and The Philadelphia Story (1940.)
@suprchickn774511 ай бұрын
Anyone that loves this would love "My Man Godfrey" starring the dashing William Powell and the lovely and hilarious Carole Lombard. Their names definitely deserves to live on as well. Carole was considered "the queen of the screwballs" at the time. She was brilliant!
@kv9999010 ай бұрын
More fun stuff: the director, Frank Capra, liked to keep stock players. For example, Ward Bond, the bus driver, also played Bert the cop in Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, the one who notices that George's mouth is bleeding. Bond of course played tons of other parts, but I know you guys enjoyed the latter movie.
@fosbury687 ай бұрын
“Excuse me lady but that upon which you sit is mine”. What a great line.
@theWoodrow32111 ай бұрын
Thank you Cassie for this reaction. Hopefully this will be a window to reacting with Carley, to Clark Gable's most iconic role and the #1 movie quote of all time in Gone With The Wind. Thank you again.
@michaelstevens933211 ай бұрын
Pretty sure this was the first blockbuster Academy Award winner, written by Frank Capra (It's a Wonderful Life) starring early Hollywood heart throbs Clark Gable (Gone With the Wind) and Claudine Colbert ( stage actress who turned to movies). You're correct, this is the template for all subsequent Rom-Coms. Interesting to actually see how it was done 90 years ago! Social morals were distinctly different in the 1930s, a "real man" bosses his woman around, a real woman gets mouthy right back!
@a3536211 ай бұрын
Clark Gable was also in a little movie called Gone With the Wind. I think you might like it.
@js181711 ай бұрын
Their silly sense of humour is so relatable! The way he shows her his hitchhiker's thumb and she says "Oh, that's amazing!" really makes them feel like people contemporary with us. I never saw an old movie where the characters felt so familiar.
@NeptuneLady195711 ай бұрын
Now that you have seen Clark Gable..GONE WITH THE WIND. And Claudette Colbert in The Egg and I. You won’t be sorry❤
@Laivasse11 ай бұрын
I had this movie lined up to watch for a while, so I decided to watch it for myself just before coming by to check your reaction. The heartwarming comfiness of some of the scenes in this, like the rainy motel scene and the bus singsong, is ridiculous. Unforgettable movie and Claudette Colbert is gorgeous.
@002DrEvil11 ай бұрын
If you want to see an early romantic screen kiss I would recommend Notorious from 1946. Kisses at the time weren't allowed to last more than 2 or 3 seconds. This film got round that problem by having slight breaks in the kissing, but the overall scene lasts much longer than 3 seconds.
@purpleslog11 ай бұрын
I think this is a pre-code movie.
@glennwisniewski953610 ай бұрын
At 10:55, Clark Gable takes off his shirt and is not wearing an undershirt. This started a national trend where sales of men's undershirts dropped 75 percent.
@JC-bh8qx11 ай бұрын
This is one of my very favorites. Their chemistry was great and his crabbiness/her spoiledness transformation to love set the standard for all other romantic comedies. So glad you saw this! It swept the Oscar's the year it came out 🎉
@curtrupp425911 ай бұрын
I fell inlove with this movie in 2011 Table also did Manhattan melodrama with Myrna Loy and William Powell great classic in 1934 loy and Powell also did the thin man in 34 fun facts 🙂
@thomastimlin172411 ай бұрын
Highly recommend "Union Depot" 1932 with Douglas Fairbanks and Joan Blondell...it's an offbeat story and good performance by both of them. Joan was very cute back in the day and Doulas Fairbanks very handsome.
@StarrySkies8011 ай бұрын
Great reaction, Cassie! I just watched It Happened One Night for the first time last year. So fun. I'm really getting into older, classic Hollywood movies. Some suggestions: Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, The Philadelphia Story, Gone with the Wind, Double Indemnity, Brief Encounter, The Awful Truth, The Shop Around the Corner, and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.
@psu0141411 ай бұрын
I was so nervous to watch this reaction. This is one of my all time favorite movies and Clark Gable was the first love of my life when I first saw him when I was about 11 years old. I'm so glad you liked this movie. Clark is most famous for playing Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind. While that's his most famous role, I personally like him in several other movies you might want to watch. Boom Town, Teacher's Pet, China Seas, Red Dust are some of my favorites. btw the guy who picked them up when they were hitchhiking was Alan Hale, he played Little John in the Adventures of Robin Hood that your reacted to with Errol Flynn (another of my favorite actors). You might also like Rebel Without A Cause, James Dean was an incredible actor so sad that he died so young in a car accident.
@irenem385411 ай бұрын
Clark Gable was my first love too! And I was 11 when my mom took me to the theater in the early 70's to see Gone with the wind. I audibly gasped when I saw him at the bottom of the stairs in that first scene. I had never seen such a handsome man, lol After that, I was a gonner.
@dougleclaire942410 ай бұрын
A kiss would have been too usual. This was brilliantly directed. One of the Hollywood greats. Awesome story, great cast and amazing direction.
@rs-ye7kw11 ай бұрын
Ingrid Bergman (from "Casablanca) in "Gaslight" made in 1944. Not exactly a love story, but one I think you would really enjoy.
@ohmightywez11 ай бұрын
Gaslight is one of my favorites. I think it should be a rule that you can't use the phrase "gaslight" until you see the movie.
@SueProv11 ай бұрын
She reacted to Casablanca
@rs-ye7kw11 ай бұрын
I know. That's why I said 'from Casablanca' and put it in parentheses as a reminder to her where she has seen Ingrid Bergman before. The parentheses indicate an aside and, when treated as such, the main sentence is suggesting to her "Ingrid Bergman in "Gaslight" made in 1944.
@caseymoe81611 ай бұрын
A great Clark Gable movie is one of his last called “It Started In Naples.” His co-star is Sofia Loren, along with one of the great child performances in cinematic history. “Nando don’t wanna go to America!” So good.
@deeanna333511 ай бұрын
Speaking if Sophia Loren, Houseboat would be a good pick too. It also starred Cary Grant.
@markwilliams639411 ай бұрын
I bought a book at a book sale when I was 8 at our local mall in 1973. The kind where moms sold their kids stuff they left after they moved out. The book I bought was from the early 30's and it had a picture from a magazine in it for a bookmarker. That picture was of Claudette Colbert.
@markjz201111 ай бұрын
CLARK GABLE has always been considered the king of Hollywood
@TrekBeatTK11 ай бұрын
“Three Little Pigs” had come out the previous year and “Whos Afraid of theBig Bad Wolf” was a hit song at the time
@SuperGuitarDude711 ай бұрын
Yet another one of my favorite movies. Thank you for watching this. Such a great movie. You can't go wrong with Clark Gable movies. You should do Gone With The Wind. He was superb in that movie. Also, there is a 1939 movie with Greta Garbo called Ninotchka that is right up your alley when it comes to funny love story movies.
@SijoArtLapham638111 ай бұрын
Trivia point: The guy that picked them up while hitchhiking was Alan Hale Sr, the father of Alan Hale Jr, the 'Skipper' from Gilligan's Island.
@im-gi2pg11 ай бұрын
They look alike!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!
@SijoArtLapham638111 ай бұрын
They even have the same mannerisms, but the father had a much more prolific career. The guy was in almost 250 movies @@im-gi2pg
@michaeldmcgee449911 ай бұрын
Another Golden Oldie from around the same time is "My Man Godfrey" with William Powell and Carol Lombard. Worth a look!
@bulldogbanda476111 ай бұрын
20:24 Clark Gable being a smartass eating a carrot is where Bug Bunny character comes from.
@brettv596711 ай бұрын
Love when you check out the classics. Can’t wait for you to see The Thin Man. You’ll love it.
@jollyrodgers727211 ай бұрын
The 1940 evolution of Bugs Bunny was inspired by Clark Gable in that Hitchhiking scene, as Bugs munches carrots (real rabbits don't), has a cocky stance, smart-aleck nature - not to mention the pronounced overbite and large ears. Ditto on all the comments to watch THE THIN MAN series with William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles! It was successful in six full length feature films from 1934 until 1947, and endeared millions with their portrayal of that adorable couple. Great for a sister tag-team reaction!
@BigDogCha6 күн бұрын
This is one of my favorite films. Clark Gable is hands down one of my favorite Classic Old Hollywood Stars. Another fun fact this movie won 5 Academy Awards.
@MrAndreasSaw11 ай бұрын
This is the definition of "Masterpiece". Nothing more - and nothing less...
@lisalivingston647311 ай бұрын
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert have such great chemistry together even though they never shared an onscreen kiss. I love Peter's smart aleck bravado and Ellen's spoiled little rich girl brattiness. This movie deserves all the accolades it received at the Academy Awards. I love watching old black and white movies and can't get enough of them. One of my favorites is My Man Godfrey with William Powell and Carole Lombard (Clark Gable's wife). P. S. Cassie, I can't believe you never heard of Clark Gable. He played Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind and delivered that famous line "frankly my dear, I don't give a damn"!
@cvonbarron11 ай бұрын
HI Cassie, this movie is now officially the oldest one you've reacted to. Released in 1934, it's celebrating it's 90th anniversary this year. Fun fact: This film was the first film to win the big 5 Oscats. Best Picture, director, actor, actress and screenplay. The other 2 films to do that are The Slience of the Lambs, which you've reacted to and, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest, which you havent' reacted to, but i recomment it, it's a classic.
@mihaivlas218711 ай бұрын
A true Hollywood classic one of the best films ever made from the golden age of american cinema .
@jollyjohnthepirate316811 ай бұрын
This was a shocker. A "B" film trom a poverty row studio, it swept the Oscars. Most of the dialog was ad libed. The actors didn't think the film would do anything and didn't think much about it and then it became a hit.
@dave2912311 ай бұрын
it came out just before the (Hays) Code started to be enforced.
@torquaymouse223611 ай бұрын
Love this film, I've had this movie on DVD for years, one of my all time favourite films.
@keng484711 ай бұрын
Early in the movie, Cassie wonders if Clark Gabe is "The King" The answer is no, but also yes. He wasn't "the king" that Ellie Andrews wants to marry at the start of the movie, but in. the 1930s Clark Gable was widely known as "THE KING of Hollywood". He was a giant star of the 1930s-1950s. So when Cassie asks about Gable "Is he the king?." the answer is yes, only not in the way Cassie meant. Anyone who loves romcoms should be forever thankful for "It Happened One Night." As it is the movie that has often been credited as inventing the rom-com. Or it's at least the movie that made rom-coms very popular, and started the rom-com craze. It was a giant box office hit in its day As such It is not only classic, it is one of the true landmark movies in Hollywood history. And it won the Oscar for Best Movie/Best Actor/Best Actress/ Best Director/ Best Screenplay. Only 2 other movies have won all 5 of those Oscars: 1) "The Silence of the Lambs" (came out in 1991)- Which Cassie has seen. 2) "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- (Came out in 1975)- Which is also a true classic and a must-see. It stars Jack Nicholson, but this time as a good guy
@Cbcw7611 ай бұрын
She needs some 1930's history refreshers. This film, made in the doldrums of the Great Depression, was full of protraits of those folks. The original motor lodge, the outdoor bathhouse sharing - and just sharing, period, where lines - queues - were commonplace... except for the Rich, obviously. That "Ivanka Entitlement" was a well-known, disgusting character back them, too.
@ltjom11 ай бұрын
Re: the length of the bus ride, this was decades before Eisenhower implemented the interstate highway system, so traveling by road took A LOT longer than it does today.
@randycliff404511 ай бұрын
"Clark Gable, eh (click)" -- you're the one that's sweet. William Clark Gable was the 'King of Hollywood', and won Best Actor for this movie. From silent movies, to "Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)", "Gone with the Wind (1939)" and through to "The Misfits (1961)", Gable may well have been THE movie star.
@ClanMcDuck11 ай бұрын
I love this movie! It's a classic. I think it's considered the first romantic comedy and it set the standard for all the rest to come!
@STOCKHOLM0711 ай бұрын
Cassie telling Clark Gable to eat a Snickers was an odd yet satisfying moment.
@esthenidarvou837011 ай бұрын
I love it when she throws in lines from commercials.
@rcrawford4211 ай бұрын
Most married couples of course slept together -- the separate beds were a movie (and eventually TV) thing to prevent even a hint of (whisper it) sex.