FilmScene in the Park: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT

Name: FilmScene in the Park: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
Start: 2025-09-20T19:10:00-05:00
Location: FilmScene (at The Chauncey)

Schedule

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 07:10 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

FilmScene (at The Chauncey) | Iowa City, IA

FilmScene in the Park is presented by Dr. Suzanne Stock, Orthodontist.
FREE and open to the public
"As buoyant and elegant as bubbles in a glass of champagne, Frank Capra's sublime 1934 comedy survives triumphantly because of its wit, charm, romantic idealism and its shrewd sketch of married life."—Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
"The characters are, indeed, so pleasant and human that one feels a positive regret that it is impossible to shake hands with celluloid figures."—Times (UK) Staff
"The granddaddy of all rom-coms is this ingenious, fabulously smutty and still relevant 90-year-old two-hander."—Kevin Maher, Times (UK)
In Frank Capra's acclaimed romantic comedy, spoiled heiress Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) impetuously marries the scheming King Westley, leading her tycoon father (Walter Connolly) to spirit her away on his yacht. After jumping ship, Ellie falls in with cynical newspaper reporter Peter Warne (Clark Gable), who offers to help her reunite with her new husband in exchange for an exclusive story. During their travels, the reporter finds himself falling for the feisty young heiress.