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Bored of Education

1936 film by Gordon Douglas
Movie short_film Q893480
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Summary

Bored of Education is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3]
  • Director: Gordon Douglas[4]
  • Screenwriter: Robert F. McGowan[5]
  • Composer: Marvin Hatley[6]
  • Genre: comedy film[7]
  • Cast member: George McFarland[8], Carl Switzer[9], Eugene Gordon Lee[10], Billie Thomas[11], Darla Hood[12], Rosina Lawrence[13]
  • Producer: Hal Roach[14]
  • Production company: Hal Roach Studios[15]
  • Director of photography: Art Lloyd[16]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[17]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[18]
  • Color: black-and-white[19]
  • Country of origin: United States[20]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1936[21]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[22], Netflix[23]
  • Film editor: William H. Ziegler[24]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[25]
  • Title: Bored of Education[26]
  • Duration: 10 minutes[27]

Why It Matters

Bored of Education has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Bored of Education receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].

Related Entities

Hal Roach Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Netflix United States

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  12. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Screenwriter → Robert F. McGowan
    Production company → Hal Roach Studios
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