The Simple Things

1953 Mickey Mouse short by Charles August Nichols
Movie animated_short_film Q793775
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The Simple Things

Summary

The Simple Things is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Simple Things's instance of is recorded as animated short film[3].
  • The Simple Things's director is recorded as Charles August Nichols[4].
  • The Simple Things's screenwriter is recorded as Bill Berg[5].
  • The Simple Things's composer is recorded as Paul Smith[6].
  • The Simple Things's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[7].
  • The Simple Things's part of the series is recorded as Q3311864[8].
  • The Simple Things's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[9].
  • The Simple Things's production company is recorded as The Walt Disney Company[10].
  • The Simple Things's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0046318[11].
  • The Simple Things's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[12].
  • The Simple Things's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[13].
  • The Simple Things's color is recorded as color[14].
  • The Simple Things's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 569801[15].
  • The Simple Things's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • The Simple Things's publication date is recorded as +1953-04-18T00:00:00Z[17].
  • The Simple Things's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01k3jz[18].
  • The Simple Things's characters is recorded as Mickey Mouse[19].
  • The Simple Things's characters is recorded as Pluto[20].
  • The Simple Things's voice actor is recorded as Jimmy MacDonald[21].
  • The Simple Things's voice actor is recorded as Pinto Colvig[22].
  • The Simple Things's distributed by is recorded as RKO Pictures[23].
  • The Simple Things's distributed by is recorded as Disney+[24].
  • The Simple Things's Rotten Tomatoes ID is recorded as m/the_simple_things[25].
  • The Simple Things's AlloCiné film ID is recorded as 15853[26].
  • The Simple Things's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Simple Things'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Simple Things's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[7]. Its director is recorded as Charles August Nichols[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Bill Berg[5].

Publication

The Simple Things's publication date is recorded as +1953-04-18T00:00:00Z[17]. 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 Simple Things's part of the series is recorded as Q3311864[8].

Why It Matters

The Simple Things ranks in the top 10% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . INDUCKS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . INDUCKS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . INDUCKS. 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] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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