Movie: Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'

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Frank Capra, Jr.
Frank Capra, Jr.

Self

Clark Gable
Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert

Self (archive footage)

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    The director's son gives interesting anecdotes about Frank Capra's making of the 1934 hit comedy, "It Happened One Night."

  • Release Date

    1999-12-27

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    6.3

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    English

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