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Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!

1931 animated short film directed by Rudolf Ising
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Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!

Summary

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! is an animated short film[1]. Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! ranks in the top 9% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s instance of is recorded as animated short film[3].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! was directed by Rudolf Ising[4].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s composer is recorded as Frank Marsales[5].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s genre is family film[6].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s genre is comedy film[7].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s genre is musical film[8].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! was produced by Harman and Ising[9].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s part of the series is recorded as Merrie Melodies[10].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s production company is recorded as Harman and Ising[11].
  • The original language of Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! was English[12].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s Commons category is recorded as Smile, Darn Ya, Smile![13].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! was distributed by video on demand[14].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s color is recorded as black-and-white[15].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! was released on January 1, 1931[17].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s distributed by is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[18].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s distributed by is recorded as The Vitaphone Corporation[19].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s title is recorded as Smile, Darn Ya, Smile![20].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s duration is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[21].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[22].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s P14449 is recorded as 250338[24].

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Authorship and Creation

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! was produced by Harman and Ising[9]. Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! was directed by Rudolf Ising[4].

Publication

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! was published on January 1, 1931[17]. The original language of Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! was English[12]. Genres include family film[6], comedy film[7], and musical film[8]. Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s part of the series is recorded as Merrie Melodies[10]. Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! was distributed by video on demand[14].

Subject and Themes

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!'s part of the series is recorded as Merrie Melodies[10].

Why It Matters

Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! ranks in the top 9% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month).[2] Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

public domain 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.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . 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. 28d ago · The Media Expert · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Smile, Darn Ya, Smile title card.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Smile, Darn Ya, Smile title card.png"
  2. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → Harman and Ising
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P272]]: [[Q983477]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q60338940]] → [[Q983477]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q60338940_Q983477|"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fabrication method → traditional animation
    Part of series → —
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 250338
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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