The Big House

1930 film directed by George W. Hill
Movie film Q531332
The Big House
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Big House

Summary

The Big House is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big House received the Academy Award for Best Writing[3].
  • The Big House received the Academy Award for Best Sound[4].
  • The Big House's video is recorded as The Big House (1930).webm[5].
  • The Big House's image is recorded as The Big House film poster.jpg[6].
  • The Big House's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • The Big House's director is recorded as George W. Hill[8].
  • The Big House's screenwriter is recorded as Frances Marion[9].
  • The Big House's screenwriter is recorded as Martin Flavin[10].
  • The Big House's screenwriter is recorded as Joseph Farnham[11].
  • The Big House's screenwriter is recorded as Lennox Robinson[12].
  • The Big House's composer is recorded as Louis Silvers[13].
  • The Big House's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[14].
  • The Big House's genre is recorded as drama film[15].
  • The Big House's genre is recorded as crime film[16].
  • The Big House's genre is recorded as prison film[17].
  • The Big House's genre is recorded as romance film[18].
  • The Big House's cast member is recorded as Wallace Beery[19].
  • The Big House's cast member is recorded as Robert Montgomery[20].
  • The Big House's cast member is recorded as Lewis Stone[21].
  • The Big House's cast member is recorded as Chester Morris[22].
  • The Big House's cast member is recorded as George F. Marion[23].
  • The Big House's cast member is recorded as Claire McDowell[24].
  • The Big House's cast member is recorded as Noah Beery Jr.[25].
  • The Big House's cast member is recorded as DeWitt Clarke Jennings[26].
  • The Big House's cast member is recorded as J. C. Nugent[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Big House's producer is recorded as Irving Thalberg[28]. Its director is recorded as George W. Hill[8]. Screenwriters include Frances Marion[9], Martin Flavin[10], Joseph Farnham[11], and Lennox Robinson[12]. Cast members include Wallace Beery[19], Robert Montgomery[20], Lewis Stone[21], Chester Morris[22], George F. Marion[23], and Claire McDowell[24].

Publication

The Big House's publication date is recorded as +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include drama film[15], crime film[16], prison film[17], and romance film[18].

Subject and Themes

The Big House's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[14].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Writing[3], an award for best screenplay[31], in United States[32] and Academy Award for Best Sound[4], an Academy Awards[33], in United States[34]. Reviews include 7.2/10[35] and 75%[36].

Why It Matters

The Big House ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37]

FAQs

What awards did The Big House receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing[3] and Academy Award for Best Sound[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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