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Murder by Contract

1958 film by Irving Lerner
Movie film Q6937726
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Summary

Murder by Contract is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Murder by Contract's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Murder by Contract was directed by Irving Lerner[4].
  • Murder by Contract's composer is recorded as Perry Botkin, Sr.[5].
  • Murder by Contract's genre is film noir[6].
  • Murder by Contract's genre is crime film[7].
  • Murder by Contract's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of Murder by Contract was Vince Edwards[9].
  • A cast member of Murder by Contract was Phillip Pine[10].
  • A cast member of Murder by Contract was Herschel Bernardi[11].
  • A cast member of Murder by Contract was Janet Brandt[12].
  • A cast member of Murder by Contract was Kathie Browne[13].
  • Murder by Contract's director of photography is recorded as Lucien Ballard[14].
  • The original language of Murder by Contract was English[15].
  • Murder by Contract's color is recorded as black-and-white[16].
  • Murder by Contract's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • Murder by Contract was released on January 1, 1958[18].
  • Murder by Contract's distributed by is recorded as Columbia Pictures[19].
  • Murder by Contract's title is recorded as Murder by Contract[20].
  • Murder by Contract's P14449 is recorded as 72327[21].
  • Murder by Contract's P14821 is recorded as 51959[22].

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Authorship and Creation

Murder by Contract was directed by Irving Lerner[4]. Cast members include Vince Edwards[9], Phillip Pine[10], Herschel Bernardi[11], Janet Brandt[12], and Kathie Browne[13].

Publication

Murder by Contract was released on January 1, 1958[18]. The original language of it was English[15]. Genres include film noir[6], crime film[7], and drama film[8].

Why It Matters

Murder by Contract ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

film United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . 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. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 51959
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 51959, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 167476
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 167476, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 72327
    Publication date → +1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Director of photography → Lucien Ballard
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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