The Music Box

1932 film by James Parrott
Movie short_film Q635167
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The Music Box

Summary

The Music Box is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Music Box received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy[3].
  • The Music Box's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • The Music Box's director is recorded as James Parrott[5].
  • The Music Box's screenwriter is recorded as H. M. Walker[6].
  • The Music Box's composer is recorded as Harry Graham[7].
  • The Music Box's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • The Music Box's genre is recorded as buddy film[9].
  • The Music Box's cast member is recorded as Stan Laurel[10].
  • The Music Box's cast member is recorded as Oliver Hardy[11].
  • The Music Box's cast member is recorded as Billy Gilbert[12].
  • The Music Box's cast member is recorded as Charlie Hall[13].
  • The Music Box's cast member is recorded as Sam Lufkin[14].
  • The Music Box's producer is recorded as Hal Roach[15].
  • The Music Box's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 226388284[16].
  • The Music Box's production company is recorded as Hal Roach Studios[17].
  • The Music Box's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0023251[18].
  • The Music Box's part of is recorded as National Film Registry[19].
  • The Music Box's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20].
  • The Music Box's Commons category is recorded as Music Box Steps[21].
  • The Music Box's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[22].
  • The Music Box's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • The Music Box's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 484538[24].
  • The Music Box's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • The Music Box's publication date is recorded as +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z[26].
  • The Music Box's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jz5f[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Music Box's producer is recorded as Hal Roach[15]. Its director is recorded as James Parrott[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as H. M. Walker[6]. Cast members include Stan Laurel[10], Oliver Hardy[11], Billy Gilbert[12], Charlie Hall[13], and Sam Lufkin[14].

Publication

The Music Box's publication date is recorded as +1932-01-01T00:00:00Z[26]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[20]. Genres include comedy film[8] and buddy film[9]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[19].

Reception

The Music Box received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy[3].

Why It Matters

The Music Box ranks in the top 3% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Music Box receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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