The Bank Dick

1940 film by Edward F. Cline
Movie film Q2481316
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The Bank Dick

Summary

The Bank Dick is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Bank Dick's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Bank Dick's director is recorded as Edward F. Cline[4].
  • The Bank Dick's screenwriter is recorded as W. C. Fields[5].
  • The Bank Dick's composer is recorded as Charles Previn[6].
  • The Bank Dick's genre is recorded as comedy film[7].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as W. C. Fields[8].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as Una Merkel[9].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as Cora Witherspoon[10].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as Franklin Pangborn[11].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as Grady Sutton[12].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as Jessie Ralph[13].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as Margaret Seddon[14].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as Reed Hadley[15].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as Russell Hicks[16].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as Shemp Howard[17].
  • The Bank Dick's cast member is recorded as Dick Purcell[18].
  • The Bank Dick's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[19].
  • The Bank Dick's director of photography is recorded as Milton Krasner[20].
  • The Bank Dick's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0032234[21].
  • The Bank Dick's part of is recorded as National Film Registry[22].
  • The Bank Dick's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23].
  • The Bank Dick's Commons category is recorded as The Bank Dick[24].
  • The Bank Dick's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[25].
  • The Bank Dick's review score is recorded as 8.6/10[26].
  • The Bank Dick's review score is recorded as 96%[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Bank Dick's director is recorded as Edward F. Cline[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as W. C. Fields[5]. Cast members include W. C. Fields[8], Una Merkel[9], Cora Witherspoon[10], Franklin Pangborn[11], Grady Sutton[12], and Jessie Ralph[13].

Publication

The Bank Dick's publication date is recorded as +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23]. Its genre is recorded as comedy film[7]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[22].

Reception

Reviews include 8.6/10[26] and 96%[27].

Why It Matters

The Bank Dick ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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