Bad Company

1931 film by Tay Garnett
Movie film Q12101625
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Summary

Bad Company is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bad Company's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Bad Company was directed by Tay Garnett[4].
  • Jack Lait wrote the screenplay for Bad Company[5].
  • Tom Buckingham wrote the screenplay for Bad Company[6].
  • Tay Garnett wrote the screenplay for Bad Company[7].
  • Bad Company's composer is recorded as Arthur Lange[8].
  • Bad Company is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[9].
  • Bad Company's genre is drama film[10].
  • Bad Company's genre is crime film[11].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Helen Twelvetrees[12].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Ricardo Cortez[13].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was John Garrick[14].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Paul Hurst[15].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Frank Conroy[16].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Frank McHugh[17].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Kenneth Thomson[18].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Arthur Stone[19].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Emma Dunn[20].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was William V. Mong[21].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Wade Boteler[22].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Al Herman[23].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Harry Carey[24].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Edgar Kennedy[25].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Mike Donlin[26].
  • A cast member of Bad Company was Gladden James[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Harry Joe Brown[28] and Charles R. Rogers[29]. Bad Company was directed by Tay Garnett[4]. Screenwriters include Jack Lait[5], Tom Buckingham[6], and Tay Garnett[7]. Cast members include Helen Twelvetrees[12], Ricardo Cortez[13], John Garrick[14], Paul Hurst[15], Frank Conroy[16], and Frank McHugh[17].

Publication

Bad Company was published on January 1, 1931[30]. The original language of it was English[31]. Genres include drama film[10] and crime film[11].

Subject and Themes

Bad Company's main subject is organized crime[32]. It is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[9].

Why It Matters

Bad Company ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

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] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Filming location → Santa Catalina Island
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+76'}
    Instance of → film
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 164201, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269270|batch #269270]]"
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