Big City Blues

1932 film by Mervyn LeRoy
Movie film Q4905455
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Big City Blues

Summary

Big City Blues is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big City Blues's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Big City Blues was directed by Mervyn LeRoy[4].
  • Lillie Hayward wrote the screenplay for Big City Blues[5].
  • Big City Blues's composer is recorded as Ray Heindorf[6].
  • Big City Blues is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].
  • Big City Blues's genre is crime film[8].
  • Big City Blues's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of Big City Blues was Joan Blondell[10].
  • A cast member of Big City Blues was Eric Linden[11].
  • A cast member of Big City Blues was Humphrey Bogart[12].
  • Big City Blues's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[13].
  • Big City Blues's director of photography is recorded as James Van Trees[14].
  • The original language of Big City Blues was English[15].
  • Big City Blues's color is recorded as black-and-white[16].
  • Big City Blues's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • Big City Blues was released on January 1, 1932[18].
  • Big City Blues's distributed by is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[19].
  • Big City Blues's narrative location is recorded as New York City[20].
  • Big City Blues's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big City Blues'}[21].
  • Big City Blues's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+63'}[22].

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Authorship and Creation

Big City Blues was directed by Mervyn LeRoy[4]. Lillie Hayward wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Joan Blondell[10], Eric Linden[11], and Humphrey Bogart[12].

Publication

Big City Blues was published on January 1, 1932[18]. The original language of it was English[15]. Genres include crime film[8] and drama film[9].

Subject and Themes

Big City Blues is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].

Why It Matters

Big City Blues ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IMDb. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Publication date +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography James Van Trees
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