Joe Butterfly

1957 film by Jesse Hibbs
Movie film Q2490597
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Joe Butterfly

Summary

Joe Butterfly is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Joe Butterfly's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Joe Butterfly was directed by Jesse Hibbs[4].
  • Sy Gomberg wrote the screenplay for Joe Butterfly[5].
  • Joe Butterfly's composer is recorded as Henry Mancini[6].
  • Joe Butterfly's genre is comedy film[7].
  • A cast member of Joe Butterfly was Audie Murphy[8].
  • A cast member of Joe Butterfly was Burgess Meredith[9].
  • A cast member of Joe Butterfly was George Nader[10].
  • A cast member of Joe Butterfly was Keenan Wynn[11].
  • A cast member of Joe Butterfly was Fred Clark[12].
  • A cast member of Joe Butterfly was John Agar[13].
  • A cast member of Joe Butterfly was Charles McGraw[14].
  • A cast member of Joe Butterfly was Harold Goodwin[15].
  • A cast member of Joe Butterfly was Tatsuo Saitō[16].
  • A cast member of Joe Butterfly was Herbert Anderson[17].
  • Joe Butterfly was produced by Aaron Rosenberg[18].
  • Joe Butterfly's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[19].
  • Joe Butterfly's director of photography is recorded as Irving Glassberg[20].
  • The original language of Joe Butterfly was English[21].
  • Joe Butterfly's color is recorded as color[22].
  • Joe Butterfly's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • Joe Butterfly was released on January 1, 1957[24].
  • Joe Butterfly's distributed by is recorded as Universal Pictures[25].
  • Joe Butterfly's narrative location is recorded as Japan[26].
  • Joe Butterfly's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Joe Butterfly'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Joe Butterfly was produced by Aaron Rosenberg[18]. It was directed by Jesse Hibbs[4]. Sy Gomberg wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Audie Murphy[8], Burgess Meredith[9], George Nader[10], Keenan Wynn[11], Fred Clark[12], and John Agar[13].

Publication

Joe Butterfly was published on January 1, 1957[24]. The original language of it was English[21]. Its genre is comedy film[7].

Why It Matters

Joe Butterfly ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . 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.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Production company → Universal Pictures
    Producer → Aaron Rosenberg
    Narrative location → Japan
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 167140, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
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