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A Guy Named Joe

1943 American film directed by Victor Fleming
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A Guy Named Joe

Summary

A Guy Named Joe is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • A Guy Named Joe's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Guy Named Joe was directed by Victor Fleming[4].
  • Dalton Trumbo wrote the screenplay for A Guy Named Joe[5].
  • Frederick Hazlitt Brennan wrote the screenplay for A Guy Named Joe[6].
  • David Boehm wrote the screenplay for A Guy Named Joe[7].
  • A Guy Named Joe's composer is recorded as Herbert Stothart[8].
  • A Guy Named Joe's genre is fantasy film[9].
  • A Guy Named Joe's genre is war film[10].
  • A Guy Named Joe's genre is drama film[11].
  • A Guy Named Joe's genre is romance film[12].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Spencer Tracy[13].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Irene Dunne[14].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Van Johnson[15].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Ward Bond[16].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was James Gleason[17].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Lionel Barrymore[18].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Barry Nelson[19].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Esther Williams[20].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Henry O'Neill[21].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Don DeFore[22].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Addison Richards[23].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Jacqueline White[24].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Walter Sande[25].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Wyndham Standing[26].
  • A cast member of A Guy Named Joe was Blake Edwards[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Guy Named Joe was produced by Everett Riskin[28]. It was directed by Victor Fleming[4]. Screenwriters include Dalton Trumbo[5], Frederick Hazlitt Brennan[6], and David Boehm[7]. Cast members include Spencer Tracy[13], Irene Dunne[14], Van Johnson[15], Ward Bond[16], James Gleason[17], and Lionel Barrymore[18].

Publication

A Guy Named Joe was released on January 1, 1943[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include fantasy film[9], war film[10], drama film[11], and romance film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[32] and World War II[33].

Reception

Reviews include 5.5/10[34] and 60%[35].

Why It Matters

A Guy Named Joe has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Barry Nelson Blake Edwards Cedric Gibbons Dalton Trumbo Esther Williams film Irene Dunne Lionel Barrymore Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer South Carolina Spencer Tracy United States Van Johnson Victor Fleming

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . cinematografo.it. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Cedric Gibbons
    Publication date → +1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Dalton Trumbo, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, David Boehm
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+120'}
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