It's a Wonderful World

1939 film by W. S. Van Dyke
Movie film Q1261358
It's a Wonderful World
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It's a Wonderful World

Summary

It's a Wonderful World is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It's a Wonderful World's image is recorded as It's a Wonderful World trailer.jpg[3].
  • It's a Wonderful World's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • It's a Wonderful World's director is recorded as W. S. Van Dyke[5].
  • It's a Wonderful World's screenwriter is recorded as Ben Hecht[6].
  • It's a Wonderful World's screenwriter is recorded as Herman J. Mankiewicz[7].
  • It's a Wonderful World's composer is recorded as Edward Ward[8].
  • It's a Wonderful World's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[9].
  • It's a Wonderful World's genre is recorded as crime film[10].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Claudette Colbert[11].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as James Stewart[12].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Nat Pendleton[13].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Edgar Kennedy[14].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Ernest Truex[15].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Guy Kibbee[16].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Frances Drake[17].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Richard Carle[18].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Sidney Blackmer[19].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Cecil Cunningham[20].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Grady Sutton[21].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as Andy Clyde[22].
  • It's a Wonderful World's cast member is recorded as George Meeker[23].
  • It's a Wonderful World's producer is recorded as Frank Davis[24].
  • It's a Wonderful World's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[25].
  • It's a Wonderful World's director of photography is recorded as Oliver T. Marsh[26].
  • It's a Wonderful World's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0031500[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

It's a Wonderful World's producer is recorded as Frank Davis[24]. Its director is recorded as W. S. Van Dyke[5]. Screenwriters include Ben Hecht[6] and Herman J. Mankiewicz[7]. Cast members include Claudette Colbert[11], James Stewart[12], Nat Pendleton[13], Edgar Kennedy[14], Ernest Truex[15], and Guy Kibbee[16].

Publication

It's a Wonderful World's publication date is recorded as +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include romantic comedy[9] and crime film[10].

Why It Matters

It's a Wonderful World ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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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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