Dead End

1937 film by William Wyler
Movie film Q676341
Dead End
Samuel Goldwyn Productions · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Dead End

Summary

Dead End is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dead End's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Dead End was directed by William Wyler[4].
  • Lillian Hellman wrote the screenplay for Dead End[5].
  • Dead End's composer is recorded as Alfred Newman[6].
  • Dead End's genre is drama film[7].
  • Dead End's genre is crime film[8].
  • Dead End's based on is recorded as Dead End[9].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Humphrey Bogart[10].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Sylvia Sidney[11].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Claire Trevor[12].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Joel McCrea[13].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Wendy Barrie[14].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Allen Jenkins[15].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Marjorie Main[16].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Ward Bond[17].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Lucile Browne[18].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Don "Red" Barry[19].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Elisabeth Risdon[20].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Esther Dale[21].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Huntz Hall[22].
  • A cast member of Dead End was James Burke[23].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Leo Gorcey[24].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Marcelle Corday[25].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Esther Howard[26].
  • A cast member of Dead End was Billy Halop[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dead End was produced by Samuel Goldwyn[28]. It was directed by William Wyler[4]. Lillian Hellman wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Humphrey Bogart[10], Sylvia Sidney[11], Claire Trevor[12], Joel McCrea[13], Wendy Barrie[14], and Allen Jenkins[15].

Publication

Dead End was published on January 1, 1937[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include drama film[7] and crime film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 7.2/10[32] and 83%[33].

Why It Matters

Dead End ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: 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] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Reubot · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 23d ago · Theklan · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Presented in Q135466876
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  3. 24d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Richard Day
    Publication date +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Lillian Hellman
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93'}
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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