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Bureau of Missing Persons

1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth
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Bureau of Missing Persons

Summary

Bureau of Missing Persons is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (218 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bureau of Missing Persons's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Bureau of Missing Persons was directed by Roy Del Ruth[4].
  • Robert Presnell Sr wrote the screenplay for Bureau of Missing Persons[5].
  • Bureau of Missing Persons's composer is recorded as Bernhard Kaun[6].
  • Bureau of Missing Persons is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].
  • Bureau of Missing Persons's genre is crime film[8].
  • Bureau of Missing Persons's genre is comedy drama[9].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Pat O'Brien[10].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Lewis Stone[11].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Glenda Farrell[12].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Bette Davis[13].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Allen Jenkins[14].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Henry Kolker[15].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Harold Alan Dinehart[16].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Hugh Herbert[17].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Marjorie Gateson[18].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Ruth Donnelly[19].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Wallis Clark[20].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Jean Muir[21].
  • A cast member of Bureau of Missing Persons was Noel Francis[22].
  • Bureau of Missing Persons was produced by Henry Blanke[23].
  • Bureau of Missing Persons's director of photography is recorded as Barney McGill[24].
  • The original language of Bureau of Missing Persons was English[25].
  • Bureau of Missing Persons's color is recorded as black-and-white[26].
  • Bureau of Missing Persons's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Bureau of Missing Persons was produced by Henry Blanke[23]. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth[4]. Robert Presnell Sr wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Pat O'Brien[10], Lewis Stone[11], Glenda Farrell[12], Bette Davis[13], Allen Jenkins[14], and Henry Kolker[15].

Publication

Bureau of Missing Persons was published on January 1, 1933[28]. The original language of it was English[25]. Genres include crime film[8] and comedy drama[9].

Subject and Themes

Bureau of Missing Persons's main subject is Missing Persons Unit[29]. It is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].

Why It Matters

Bureau of Missing Persons ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (218 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Bette Davis film New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 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.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: 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.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Costume designer → Orry-Kelly
    Producer → Henry Blanke
    Narrative location → New York City
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 175732, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
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