The Criminal Code

1931 film by Howard Hawks
Movie film Q1129567
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The Criminal Code

Summary

The Criminal Code is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Criminal Code's video is recorded as The Criminal Code (1930).webm[3].
  • The Criminal Code's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Criminal Code's director is recorded as Howard Hawks[5].
  • The Criminal Code's screenwriter is recorded as Fred Niblo Jr.[6].
  • The Criminal Code's screenwriter is recorded as Seton I. Miller[7].
  • The Criminal Code's screenwriter is recorded as Martin Flavin[8].
  • The Criminal Code's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[9].
  • The Criminal Code's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Criminal Code's genre is recorded as crime film[11].
  • The Criminal Code's genre is recorded as prison film[12].
  • The Criminal Code's genre is recorded as romance film[13].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Walter Huston[14].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Phillips Holmes[15].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Constance Cummings[16].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Boris Karloff[17].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Andy Devine[18].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Arthur Hoyt[19].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as DeWitt Clarke Jennings[20].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Ethel Wales[21].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as John St. Polis[22].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Mary Doran[23].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Otto Hoffman[24].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Paul Porcasi[25].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Russell Hopton[26].
  • The Criminal Code's cast member is recorded as Harold Huber[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Criminal Code's producer is recorded as Harry Cohn[28]. Its director is recorded as Howard Hawks[5]. Screenwriters include Fred Niblo Jr.[6], Seton I. Miller[7], and Martin Flavin[8]. Cast members include Walter Huston[14], Phillips Holmes[15], Constance Cummings[16], Boris Karloff[17], Andy Devine[18], and Arthur Hoyt[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1931-01-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1930-12-31T00:00:00Z[30], and +1931-01-03T00:00:00Z[31]. The Criminal Code's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include drama film[10], crime film[11], prison film[12], and romance film[13].

Subject and Themes

The Criminal Code's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[9].

Why It Matters

The Criminal Code ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . 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.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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