Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert light up the screen in this seminal screwball. Colbert is a socialite on the run from a wedding, and Gable is the tough reporter sticking to her to get the story. Pretty much every convention of modern romatic comedy had its genesis in this film. It’s not a deep picture, and it really doesn’t have muchtosay, but it’s undeniably enjoyable and it is such a template for later films that it can be counted as one of the most influential films of all time. It’s one of only three films to win all five major Academy Awards (best actor, actress, director, screenplay and film).