Captains Courageous

1937 film by Victor Fleming
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Captains Courageous
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Captains Courageous is a drama film and a film based on a novel[1][2]. It received the Academy Award for Best Actor[3] and was named to the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Captains Courageous

Summary

Captains Courageous is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Captains Courageous received the Academy Award for Best Actor[3].
  • Captains Courageous received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Captains Courageous's image is recorded as Captains Courageous poster.jpg[5].
  • Captains Courageous's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • Captains Courageous's director is recorded as Victor Fleming[7].
  • Captains Courageous's screenwriter is recorded as Marc Connelly[8].
  • Captains Courageous's screenwriter is recorded as John Lee Mahin[9].
  • Captains Courageous's screenwriter is recorded as Dale Van Every[10].
  • Captains Courageous's composer is recorded as Franz Waxman[11].
  • Captains Courageous's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • Captains Courageous's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[13].
  • Captains Courageous's based on is recorded as Captains Courageous[14].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Freddie Bartholomew[15].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Spencer Tracy[16].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Lionel Barrymore[17].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Melvyn Douglas[18].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Mickey Rooney[19].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as John Carradine[20].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Charley Grapewin[21].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Charles Pearce Coleman[22].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Charles Trowbridge[23].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Christian Rub[24].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Frank Sully[25].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Jack La Rue[26].
  • Captains Courageous's cast member is recorded as Jimmy Conlin[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Captains Courageous's producer is recorded as Louis D. Lighton[28]. Its director is recorded as Victor Fleming[7]. Screenwriters include Marc Connelly[8], John Lee Mahin[9], and Dale Van Every[10]. Cast members include Freddie Bartholomew[15], Spencer Tracy[16], Lionel Barrymore[17], Melvyn Douglas[18], Mickey Rooney[19], and John Carradine[20].

Publication

Captains Courageous's publication date is recorded as +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include drama film[12] and film based on a novel[13].

Subject and Themes

Captains Courageous's main subject is recorded as seamanship[31].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3], an award for best leading actor[32], in United States[33], founded in 1929[34] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1929[37]. Reviews include 7.9/10[38] and 95%[39].

Why It Matters

Captains Courageous ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Captains Courageous receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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  25. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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