Claudette Colbert – 1934
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night (1934). Columbia Pictures was considered a “Poverty Row” studio where bigger studios would send their troubled stars as a punishment or a humbling experience. This was true in the case of Clark Gable, who was sent over by MGM after he asked for a pay raise. However, despite Columbia being a smaller and poorer studio, the film was very successful and lifted them out from Poverty Row (Classic Movie Hub).
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert on winning the Best Actress Oscar for “It Happened One Night” (1934) “I was surprised when I got the prize. I really had no idea I would get it. In fact, I was ready to leave for New York the night they called to tell me about it. Dressed in a mousy brown suit, I was escorted into the banquet hall full of diamonds and tail coats. It was especially embarrassing because I imagined they thought I was putting on an act, making an entrance.'”
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