It Happened One Night (1934)

 

A renegade reporter and a crazy young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops. 

Grand, highly entertaining romantic comedy remains a classic of its genre, full of wit, drama and good chemistry between Gable and Colbert, but maybe a bit old-fashioned for a contemporary audience.

Halliwell***: "Highly successful and influential romantic comedy, the first to use buses and motels as background and still come up sparkling; it remains superlative in patches, but overall has a faded, dated air."

Maltin****: "Legendary romantic comedy doesn't age a bit. Still enchanting as ever...Hitch-hiking travails, the Walls of Jericho, other memorable scenes remain fresh and delightful." 

Nothing Sacred (1937)

An eccentric woman learns she is not dying of radium poisoning as earlier assumed, but when she meets a reporter looking for a story, she feigns sickness again for her own profit.

Lively and mildly amusing satire is quite dated, but watchable for its wit, fast pace and good cast.

Halliwell***: "Hollywood's most bitter and hilarious satire, with crazy comedy elements and superb wisecracks; a historical monument of screen comedy, though its freshness at the time can't now be recaptured."

Maltin***1/2: "Classic comedy...Ben Hecht's cynical script vividly enacted by March and Lombard (at her best)."