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Behind the News

1940 film by Joseph Santley
Movie film Q4880876
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Summary

Behind the News is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Joseph Santley[3]
  • Screenwriter: Boyce DeGaw[4], Isabel Dawn[5], Allen Rivkin[6], Dore Schary[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8]
  • Cast member: Lloyd Nolan[9], Frank Albertson[10], Robert Armstrong[11], Paul Harvey[12], Charles Halton[13], Veda Ann Borg[14]
  • Producer: Robert North[15]
  • Production company: Republic Pictures[16]
  • Director of photography: Jack A. Marta[17]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[18]
  • Color: black-and-white[19]
  • Country of origin: United States[20]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1940[21]
  • Distributed by: Republic Pictures[22]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound[23]
  • Title: Behind the News[24]
  • Duration: 75.0 minutes[25]

Why It Matters

Behind the News has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

film United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Behind the News. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/behind-the-news-q4880876
MLA “Behind the News.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/behind-the-news-q4880876.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_behind-the-news-q4880876_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Behind the News}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/behind-the-news-q4880876}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → —
    Instance of → —
    Screenwriter → Boyce DeGaw, Isabel Dawn, Allen Rivkin +1
    Production company → Republic Pictures
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W087377, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
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