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Grandad of Races

1950 film by André de la Varre
Movie short_film Q5595282
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Grandad of Races

Summary

Grandad of Races is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grandad of Races received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].
  • Grandad of Races's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • Grandad of Races's director is recorded as André de la Varre[5].
  • Grandad of Races's composer is recorded as William Lava[6].
  • Grandad of Races's genre is recorded as documentary film[7].
  • Grandad of Races's cast member is recorded as Art Gilmore[8].
  • Grandad of Races's producer is recorded as Gordon Hollingshead[9].
  • Grandad of Races's production company is recorded as Q65557474[10].
  • Grandad of Races's director of photography is recorded as André de la Varre[11].
  • Grandad of Races's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0042518[12].
  • Grandad of Races's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[13].
  • Grandad of Races's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 829673[14].
  • Grandad of Races's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Grandad of Races's publication date is recorded as +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Grandad of Races's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g1h1v[17].
  • Grandad of Races's distributed by is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[18].
  • Grandad of Races's main subject is recorded as horse[19].
  • Grandad of Races's main subject is recorded as horse racing[20].
  • Grandad of Races's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[21].
  • Grandad of Races's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grandad of Races'}[22].
  • Grandad of Races's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+10'}[23].
  • Grandad of Races's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 289434[24].
  • Grandad of Races's Kinopoisk film ID is recorded as 257052[25].
  • Grandad of Races's OFDb film ID is recorded as 132131[26].
  • Grandad of Races's TMDB movie ID is recorded as 242964[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Grandad of Races's producer is recorded as Gordon Hollingshead[9]. Its director is recorded as André de la Varre[5]. Its cast member is recorded as Art Gilmore[8].

Publication

Grandad of Races's publication date is recorded as +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[16]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is recorded as documentary film[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include horse[19] and horse racing[20].

Reception

Grandad of Races received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].

Why It Matters

Grandad of Races ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Grandad of Races receive?

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

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Kinopoisk. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Online-Filmdatenbank. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.

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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