The story takes place on a long-distance bus. Most people think this story is difficult to make into a movie. Many stars at the time rejected the script
. Queen of Hollywood refused to play Ellie Andrews because a recent film also told the story. The story on the bus ended in failure. She believes that "It Happened One Night" is also inevitable. Robert Montgomery refused to play the role of Peter, saying that the script of the film was the worst script he had ever seen. Constance Campbell Bennett also rejected the film.
At that time, the Columbia company was still a little-known company. Clark Gable, who signed with MGM, was loaned to the Columbia company as a punishment for the farce of his life.
At the bus station in Miami, Peter's friends called him "The King", and Clark Gable, who played Peter, was actually nicknamed "The King."
Lily decided to star in the film because the director Frank Capra promised to double the pay for her and the filming was completed within 4 weeks, but she didn't like the film very much and didn't even attend the Oscars. When she learned that she had become the best actress at the Oscars, she was about to leave for a trip, and after hurried to the awards ceremony, she appeared on the stage in casual clothes and gave her acceptance speech.
The idea of "Jericho Wall" came from director Frank Capra's consideration of Lily's refusal to undress in front of the camera.
The film is the first film to win an Oscar Grand Slam (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay).
In the whole film, Lily only changed 4 outfits.
When filming a scene of undressing, Clark Gable 's underwear was difficult to take off. Later, he simply did not wear underwear to shoot. As a result, the film made not wearing underwear a popular fashion. As a result, the price of underwear across the country fell sharply, and underwear manufacturers were prepared to sue Columbia Company.
The film is the first film to be both the Oscar for Best Picture and the National Critics Association’s Best Picture at the same time.
A series of films made by Frank Capra for the Columbia company in the 1930s made this small company a big winner.
