The Milky Way

1936 American film
Movie film Q2481635
The Milky Way
Paramount Productions Inc. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Milky Way

Summary

The Milky Way is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Milky Way's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Milky Way was directed by Leo McCarey[4].
  • The Milky Way was directed by Norman Z. McLeod[5].
  • Grover Jones wrote the screenplay for The Milky Way[6].
  • Frank Butler wrote the screenplay for The Milky Way[7].
  • Richard Connell wrote the screenplay for The Milky Way[8].
  • The Milky Way's composer is recorded as Victor Young[9].
  • The Milky Way's genre is comedy film[10].
  • The Milky Way's genre is boxing film[11].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Harold Lloyd[12].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Adolphe Menjou[13].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Charles Lane[14].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Anthony Quinn[15].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was George Barbier[16].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Helen Mack[17].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Leonard Carey[18].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Lionel Stander[19].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Marjorie Gateson[20].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Verree Teasdale[21].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was William Gargan[22].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Brian Donlevy[23].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Lloyd Ingraham[24].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Charles K. French[25].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Milburn Stone[26].
  • A cast member of The Milky Way was Harold Miller[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Milky Way was produced by E. Lloyd Sheldon[28]. Directors include Leo McCarey[4] and Norman Z. McLeod[5]. Screenwriters include Grover Jones[6], Frank Butler[7], and Richard Connell[8]. Cast members include Harold Lloyd[12], Adolphe Menjou[13], Charles Lane[14], Anthony Quinn[15], George Barbier[16], and Helen Mack[17].

Publication

The Milky Way was published on January 1, 1936[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include comedy film[10] and boxing film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Why It Matters

The Milky Way ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 the-milky-way
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: the-milky-way, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295964310|THE MILKY WAY (#295964310)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema r"
  2. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Hans Dreier
    Publication date +1936-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Grover Jones, Frank Butler, Richard Connell
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+88'}
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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