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Robert Riskin was honored by the Screen Writers’ Guild today as the author of the best film play of the year, “It Happened One Night.” The picture, a tale of hitch-hiking, was directed by Frank Capra for Columbia Pictures. Starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, it was one of the biggest hits of the year both from box office and critical points of view.
Riskin, a former playwright in New York, has of late been a singularly successful screen writer. His most recent release is “Broadway Bill,” an adaptation of the original story by Mark Hellinger. He is also the author of the screen version of “Lady for a Day,” the first of the Damon Runyon stories to reach the screen.
The selection of “It Happened One Night” as the outstanding piece of film writing of the year was made by Riskin’s colleagues of the Screen Writers’ Guild.
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