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Big News

1929 film by Gregory La Cava
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Big News

Summary

Big News is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big News's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Big News was directed by Gregory La Cava[4].
  • Walter DeLeon wrote the screenplay for Big News[5].
  • Frank Reicher wrote the screenplay for Big News[6].
  • Big News is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].
  • Big News's genre is comedy film[8].
  • A cast member of Big News was Robert Armstrong[9].
  • A cast member of Big News was Carole Lombard[10].
  • A cast member of Big News was Charles Sellon[11].
  • A cast member of Big News was Clarence Wilson[12].
  • A cast member of Big News was George "Gabby" Hayes[13].
  • A cast member of Big News was Sam Hardy[14].
  • A cast member of Big News was Wade Boteler[15].
  • A cast member of Big News was James Donlan[16].
  • A cast member of Big News was Vernon Steele[17].
  • Big News was produced by Ralph Block[18].
  • Big News's director of photography is recorded as Norbert Brodine[19].
  • Big News's director of photography is recorded as Arthur Charles Miller[20].
  • The original language of Big News was English[21].
  • Big News's Commons category is recorded as Big News (film)[22].
  • Big News's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • Big News's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • Big News was released on January 1, 1929[25].
  • Big News's distributed by is recorded as Pathé Exchange[26].
  • Big News's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big News'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Big News was produced by Ralph Block[18]. It was directed by Gregory La Cava[4]. Screenwriters include Walter DeLeon[5] and Frank Reicher[6]. Cast members include Robert Armstrong[9], Carole Lombard[10], Charles Sellon[11], Clarence Wilson[12], George "Gabby" Hayes[13], and Sam Hardy[14].

Publication

Big News was published on January 1, 1929[25]. The original language of it was English[21]. Its genre is comedy film[8].

Subject and Themes

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

Why It Matters

Big News ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Carole Lombard film United States

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 182141
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 287847
    Producer → Ralph Block
    Publication date → +1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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