It Happened One Night is injured during World War II and believes himself to be Peter Warne. As he sneaks through German-occupied France, several plot points run parallel to that of "It Happened One Night" and he believes his French contact to be Ellen Andrews. Notes Bibliography Streaming audio It Happened One Night It Happened One Night is a 1934 pre-Code American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed and co-produced by Frank Capra, in collaboration with Harry Cohn, in which a pampered socialite (Claudette Colbert) tries to get out from under her father's thumb and falls in love with a roguish
It Happened One Christmas and the cinematography by Conrad Hall. The film premiered on Sunday, December 11, 1977, and was a rare instance when "The ABC Sunday Night Movie" showcased a made-for-television film rather than one that had been shown in theatres. It was the fourth-most watched prime time television program for the week, with a Nielsen rating of 27.5, or 20 million homes. "It Happened One Christmas" was first broadcast at a time when "It's a Wonderful Life" was rarely aired on television and, as a result, many viewers were unfamiliar with its source. However, once the original 1946 film returned to the