The Merry Old Soul

1933 film by Walter Lantz
Movie animated_short_film Q2412800
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The Merry Old Soul

Summary

The Merry Old Soul is an animated short film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Merry Old Soul's instance of is recorded as animated short film[3].
  • The Merry Old Soul was directed by Q703759[4].
  • The Merry Old Soul's genre is comedy film[5].
  • The Merry Old Soul's genre is family film[6].
  • The Merry Old Soul's genre is musical film[7].
  • The Merry Old Soul's part of the series is recorded as Q110369945[8].
  • The Merry Old Soul's production company is recorded as Walter Lantz Productions[9].
  • The original language of The Merry Old Soul was German[10].
  • The Merry Old Soul's color is recorded as black-and-white[11].
  • The Merry Old Soul's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Merry Old Soul was released on January 1, 1933[13].
  • The Merry Old Soul's characters is recorded as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit[14].
  • The Merry Old Soul's distributed by is recorded as Universal Pictures[15].
  • The Merry Old Soul's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[16].
  • The Merry Old Soul's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+8'}[17].
  • The Merry Old Soul's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[18].
  • The Merry Old Soul's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Merry Old Soul was directed by Q703759[4].

Publication

The Merry Old Soul was published on January 1, 1933[13]. The original language of it was German[10]. Genres include comedy film[5], family film[6], and musical film[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Q110369945[8].

Subject and Themes

The Merry Old Soul's part of the series is recorded as Q110369945[8].

Why It Matters

The Merry Old Soul has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · ~2026-45282-85 · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eidr content id → 10.5240/DA5D-0AD5-0911-1E0D-2896-O
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  2. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fabrication method → traditional animation
    Part of series → —
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 198409
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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