Forty Little Mothers

1940 film by Busby Berkeley
Movie film Q5472978
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Forty Little Mothers

Summary

Forty Little Mothers is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Forty Little Mothers's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Forty Little Mothers was directed by Busby Berkeley[4].
  • Ernest Pagano wrote the screenplay for Forty Little Mothers[5].
  • Forty Little Mothers's genre is drama film[6].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Eddie Cantor[7].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Judith Anderson[8].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Ralph Morgan[9].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Rita Johnson[10].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Bonita Granville[11].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Diana Lewis[12].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Veronica Lake[13].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Martha O'Driscoll[14].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Selmer Jackson[15].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Frances Gifford[16].
  • A cast member of Forty Little Mothers was Esther Dale[17].
  • Forty Little Mothers was produced by Harry Rapf[18].
  • The original language of Forty Little Mothers was English[19].
  • Forty Little Mothers's Commons category is recorded as Forty Little Mothers[20].
  • Forty Little Mothers's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • Forty Little Mothers's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • Forty Little Mothers was released on January 1, 1940[23].
  • Forty Little Mothers's distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[24].
  • Forty Little Mothers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Forty Little Mothers'}[25].
  • Forty Little Mothers's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}[26].

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Authorship and Creation

Forty Little Mothers was produced by Harry Rapf[18]. It was directed by Busby Berkeley[4]. Ernest Pagano wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Eddie Cantor[7], Judith Anderson[8], Ralph Morgan[9], Rita Johnson[10], Bonita Granville[11], and Diana Lewis[12].

Publication

Forty Little Mothers was released on January 1, 1940[23]. The original language of it was English[19]. Its genre is drama film[6].

Why It Matters

Forty Little Mothers has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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] . IMDb. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Producer Harry Rapf
    Publication date +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
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