The Great McGinty

1940 film by Preston Sturges
Movie film Q391343
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The Great McGinty

Summary

The Great McGinty is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great McGinty received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3].
  • The Great McGinty's image is recorded as The Great McGinty trailer.jpg[4].
  • The Great McGinty's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Great McGinty's director is recorded as Preston Sturges[6].
  • The Great McGinty's screenwriter is recorded as Preston Sturges[7].
  • The Great McGinty's composer is recorded as Friedrich Hollaender[8].
  • The Great McGinty's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Brian Donlevy[10].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Muriel Angelus[11].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Akim Tamiroff[12].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as William Demarest[13].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Allyn Joslyn[14].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Arthur Hoyt[15].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Jimmy Conlin[16].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Louis Jean Heydt[17].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Richard Carle[18].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Steffi Duna[19].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Thurston Hall[20].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Esther Howard[21].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as William Edmunds[22].
  • The Great McGinty's cast member is recorded as Byron Foulger[23].
  • The Great McGinty's producer is recorded as Buddy DeSylva[24].
  • The Great McGinty's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures[25].
  • The Great McGinty's director of photography is recorded as William C. Mellor[26].
  • The Great McGinty's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0032554[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Great McGinty's producer is recorded as Buddy DeSylva[24]. Its director is recorded as Preston Sturges[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Preston Sturges[7]. Cast members include Brian Donlevy[10], Muriel Angelus[11], Akim Tamiroff[12], William Demarest[13], Allyn Joslyn[14], and Arthur Hoyt[15].

Publication

The Great McGinty's publication date is recorded as +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Its genre is recorded as comedy film[9].

Reception

The Great McGinty received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3]. Reviews include 7.8[30] and 100%[31].

Why It Matters

The Great McGinty ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Great McGinty receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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