The Hatchet Man

1932 film by William A. Wellman
Movie film Q1196577
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The Hatchet Man

Summary

The Hatchet Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hatchet Man's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Hatchet Man's director is recorded as William A. Wellman[4].
  • The Hatchet Man's screenwriter is recorded as J. Grubb Alexander[5].
  • The Hatchet Man's composer is recorded as Bernhard Kaun[6].
  • The Hatchet Man's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[7].
  • The Hatchet Man's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • The Hatchet Man's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as Edward G. Robinson[10].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as Loretta Young[11].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as Dudley Digges[12].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as Leslie Fenton[13].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as Tully Marshall[14].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as J. Carrol Naish[15].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as Blanche Friderici[16].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as Charles Middleton[17].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as Edmund Breese[18].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as Edward Peil[19].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as Willie Fung[20].
  • The Hatchet Man's cast member is recorded as E. Alyn Warren[21].
  • The Hatchet Man's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[22].
  • The Hatchet Man's director of photography is recorded as Sidney Hickox[23].
  • The Hatchet Man's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0022979[24].
  • The Hatchet Man's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • The Hatchet Man's color is recorded as black-and-white[26].
  • The Hatchet Man's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 181896[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hatchet Man's director is recorded as William A. Wellman[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as J. Grubb Alexander[5]. Cast members include Edward G. Robinson[10], Loretta Young[11], Dudley Digges[12], Leslie Fenton[13], Tully Marshall[14], and J. Carrol Naish[15].

Publication

The Hatchet Man's publication date is recorded as +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include crime film[8] and drama film[9].

Subject and Themes

The Hatchet Man's movement is recorded as Pre-Code Hollywood[7].

Why It Matters

The Hatchet Man ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 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] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: 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.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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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