The Little Orphan

1949 film by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Movie animated_short_film Q1341851
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The Little Orphan

Summary

The Little Orphan is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Little Orphan received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].
  • The Little Orphan's instance of is recorded as animated short film[4].
  • The Little Orphan's director is recorded as William Hanna[5].
  • The Little Orphan's director is recorded as Joseph Barbera[6].
  • The Little Orphan's composer is recorded as Scott Bradley[7].
  • The Little Orphan's genre is recorded as adventure film[8].
  • The Little Orphan's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • The Little Orphan's genre is recorded as family film[10].
  • The Little Orphan's producer is recorded as Fred Quimby[11].
  • The Little Orphan's part of the series is recorded as Tom and Jerry[12].
  • The Little Orphan's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[13].
  • The Little Orphan's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0041592[14].
  • The Little Orphan's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[15].
  • The Little Orphan's color is recorded as color[16].
  • The Little Orphan's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • The Little Orphan's publication date is recorded as +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[18].
  • The Little Orphan's publication date is recorded as +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • The Little Orphan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cfkzm[20].
  • The Little Orphan's distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[21].
  • The Little Orphan's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[22].
  • The Little Orphan's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Little Orphan'}[23].
  • The Little Orphan's AllMovie title ID is recorded as vm11743537[24].
  • The Little Orphan's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+8'}[25].
  • The Little Orphan's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[26].
  • The Little Orphan's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 69139[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Little Orphan's producer is recorded as Fred Quimby[11]. Directors include William Hanna[5] and Joseph Barbera[6].

Publication

Publication dates include +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z[18] and +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z[19]. The Little Orphan's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[15]. Genres include adventure film[8], comedy film[9], and family film[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as Tom and Jerry[12].

Subject and Themes

The Little Orphan's part of the series is recorded as Tom and Jerry[12].

Reception

The Little Orphan received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Why It Matters

The Little Orphan ranks in the top 8% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

What awards did The Little Orphan receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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