The Pointer

1939 Mickey Mouse short directed by Clyde Geronimi
Movie animated_short_film Q180431
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The Pointer

Summary

The Pointer is an animated short film[1]. It draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (animated_short_film category, ranking #163 of 1,467).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Pointer's image is recorded as The Pointer.png[3].
  • The Pointer's instance of is recorded as animated short film[4].
  • The Pointer's director is recorded as Clyde Geronimi[5].
  • The Pointer's composer is recorded as Paul Smith[6].
  • The Pointer's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[7].
  • The Pointer's part of the series is recorded as Q3311864[8].
  • The Pointer's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[9].
  • The Pointer's production company is recorded as The Walt Disney Company[10].
  • The Pointer's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0031803[11].
  • The Pointer's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[12].
  • The Pointer's color is recorded as color[13].
  • The Pointer's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Pointer's publication date is recorded as +1939-07-21T00:00:00Z[15].
  • The Pointer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hhsnrn[16].
  • The Pointer's characters is recorded as Mickey Mouse[17].
  • The Pointer's characters is recorded as Pluto[18].
  • The Pointer's voice actor is recorded as Walt Disney[19].
  • The Pointer's distributed by is recorded as RKO Pictures[20].
  • The Pointer's AlloCiné film ID is recorded as 16226[21].
  • The Pointer's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[22].
  • The Pointer's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Pointer'}[23].
  • The Pointer's different from is recorded as The Pointer[24].
  • The Pointer's Museum of Modern Art work ID is recorded as 163400[25].
  • The Pointer's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+9'}[26].
  • The Pointer's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Pointer's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[7]. Its director is recorded as Clyde Geronimi[5].

Publication

The Pointer's publication date is recorded as +1939-07-21T00:00:00Z[15]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[12]. Its part of the series is recorded as Q3311864[8].

Subject and Themes

The Pointer's part of the series is recorded as Q3311864[8].

Why It Matters

The Pointer draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (animated_short_film category, ranking #163 of 1,467).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . INDUCKS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . INDUCKS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Pointer. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-pointer
MLA “The Pointer.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-pointer.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-pointer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Pointer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-pointer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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