A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
February 22, 1934
1h 45m
Official Trailer from YouTube
Peter Warne
Ellie Andrews
Alexander Andrews
Oscar Shapeley
King Westley
Danker
Zeke
Zeke's Wife
Joe Gordon
Bag Thief (uncredited)
Woman at Auto Camp (uncredited)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Clark (uncredited)
Wedding Party Guest (uncredited)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Henderson (uncredited)
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Reporter (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Andres Gomez
8.0/10Aug 21, 2013
A classical comedy which would be setting some standards with great performance from Clark Gable.
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10.0/10Jan 31, 2022
Made nearly 90 years ago and still fun to watch. Sarcastic, witty, and entertaining. "Mind if I tried? ... You? Don't make me laugh."
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CinemaSerf
7.0/10Mar 25, 2023
Claudette Colbert is great as the independently-minded heiress "Ellie" who jumps from her father's yacht and finds herself, nigh-on penniless, on a bus to New York. Also angling for that last seat on the bus is the roguish "Warne" (Clark Gable) - a journalist with a nose for a good story. Determined to track her down, her father uses his media empire and soon her photo is all over the press. This doesn't go unnoticed by the shrewd "Warne", who soon reckons her story is worth a load of cash to his editor. What neither reckon on though, is that their initial hostility/indifference to each other gradually morphs into something - well, yes, you can guess that bit. Indeed, the story itself has a degree of predictability to it - but that doesn't matter here. This is a quickly paced, well written comedy drama that utilises the intimacy of the bus (or the motels) to provide an excellent vehicle for two actors who just exude a joyous chemistry - never a romantic, or sentimental one - as they try to stay one step ahead of the blokes sent by her father to return her to safety and to her affianced "King Wesley" (Jameson Thomas) who is the latest cause of the familial discord (her father loathes this opportunist fellow). Tables are turned and turned again as each try to outmanoeuvre the other - with Walter Connolly turning in quite an engaging performance as the dad who also knows there is more than one way to skin a cat. This might be my favourite Gable outing - he had a lovely smile and glint in his eye for comedy parts when he was enjoying himself and Colbert is also at the top of her game for a thoroughly enjoyable and spirited look at human nature and bloody-mindedness.
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