It Happened One Night (1934)

[Akijama]

It Happened One Night Blu-ray PRE-ORDER

New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
New conversation between critics Molly Haskell and Phillip Lopate
Frank Capra’s American Dream, a 1997 feature-length documentary
Director Frank Capra’s first film, the 1922 silent short The Ballad of Fisher’s Boarding House
American Film Institute tribute to Capra from 1982
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by critic Farran Smith Nehm

Opposites attract with magnetic force in this romantic road-trip delight from Frank Capra, about a spoiled runaway socialite (Claudette Colbert) and a roguish man-of-the-people reporter (Clark Gable) who is determined to get the scoop on her scandalous disappearance. The first film to accomplish the very rare feat of sweeping all five major Oscar categories (best picture, best actor, best actress, best director, and best screenplay), It Happened One Night is among the most gracefully constructed and edited films of the early sound era, packed with clever situations and gags that have entered the Hollywood comedy pantheon. Featuring two actors at the top of their game, sparking with a chemistry that has never been bettered, this is the birth of the screwball comedy.

http://www.criterion.com/films/27900...ened-one-night

[RiFiFi1955]

No freakin way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kpkelley]

Awesome!

I already have the 1987 remake on blu-ray, this is a day one buy. For those who don't know the remake was called...

[Show spoiler]Spaceballs.

[javi92]

Pleasantly surprised that this is coming so soon. I had figured first quarter 2015 for this. Having only seen this on TCM broadcasts, a 4K restoration in 1080p should be revelatory.

[L.A. Guy]

This a must have catalog movie. Happy 80th Anniversary to Frank Capra's classic!

[jetthead]

Awesome!

Let this be the 1st of many Capra films to come!

[MrClarke]

About time! I have been wanting this movie for years

[Brad1963]

I cannot wait to see the new transfer. After sampling The Man from Laramie, Two Rode Together, All the King's Men and Born Yesterday I would have it guess it will be stunning.

[BluPat]

Oh yay! This is terrific! Saw only a bit of it on Turner Classic Movies and what I saw was great. Can't wait to get this!!!

[maely]

Fabulous news and love the cover!

[MifuneFan]

Oh hey, I remember making a thread for this once

[jscoggins]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Oh hey, I remember making a thread for this once

I think Oscar Rothman should apologize to you.

He should also stop creating new threads as penance for his behavior in your thread.

[HuggyBear73]

This and Tootsie will be mine n Nov.

[geekesmind]

i jumped out of my chair when I saw this YES YES YES!!

[Sinep]

I wonder if this increases the chances for the other GREAT films in the Capra set to get blu ray releases ..by Criterion or otherwise

[Akijama]

Originally Posted by Sinep

I wonder if this increases the chances for the other GREAT films in the Capra set to get blu ray releases ..by Criterion or otherwise

They have been all restored in 4K, so yes. By "all" I mean Sony owned Capra's. I would be surprised if Criterion didn't secured the rights to all of them.

[drak b]

Excellent! Between this and Kino and the new DMC live action Disney classics and signs of live from the WAC and the... well, we're really in the middle of a wonderful time for catalog collectors! Can't wait!

[BwayJ]

Originally Posted by kpkelley

Awesome!

I already have the 1987 remake on blu-ray, this is a day one buy. For those who don't know the remake was called...

[Show spoiler]Spaceballs.

You took the thought right out of my head, mate!

[bruceames]

I saw a preview of this on Sony's 4K Unlimited server. Was not impressed. Looked soft. Nevertheless this is one of my favorite films and will be getting it.

[whiteberry]

I love the movie and will buy the blu-ray but the extras are very disappointing especially considering this is coming from Criterion. It seems it won't have any of the extras from the DVD except for the trailer. Most of Criterion's extras are about Frank Capra and not the movie itself. Criterion should have included the Lux Radio Theater radio broadcast of It Happened One Night (with both Gable and Colbert reprising their roles) at a bare minimum.

For those that don't own the DVD, this is what it had for extras:
-Frank Capra, Jr. audio commentary
-Frank Capra, Jr. Remembers..."It Happened One Night" [11:16]
-Vintage Advertising - A gallery of lobby cards and posters.
-Live Radio Broadcast - The March 20, 1939, episode of Lux Radio Theater. Gable and Colbert perform It Happened One Night [59:36]
-Theatrical Trailers - It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, and Lost Horizon.
-Talent Files - Biographies and filmographies for Capra, Gable, and Colbert.