The Solid Gold Cadillac

1956 film by Richard Quine
Movie film Q3549302
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Summary

The Solid Gold Cadillac is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (394 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[3]
  • Director: Richard Quine[4]
  • Screenwriter: George S. Kaufman[5]
  • Composer: Cyril J. Mockridge[6]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[7]
  • Cast member: Judy Holliday[8], Paul Douglas[9], Fred Clark[10], John Williams[11], Neva Patterson[12], Ralph Dumke[13], Ray Collins[14], Arthur O'Connell[15], Harry Antrim[16], George Burns[17]
  • Producer: Fred Kohlmar[18]
  • Production company: Columbia Pictures[19]
  • Director of photography: Charles Lang[20]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[21]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[22]
  • Review score: 7.5/10[23], 100%[24]
  • Color: black-and-white[25]
  • Country of origin: United States[26]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1956[27], January 3, 1958[28]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[29], Netflix[30]
  • Narrative location: New York City[31], Washington, D.C.[32]
  • Film editor: Charles Nelson[33]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[34], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[35]
  • Title: The Solid Gold Cadillac[36]
  • Duration: 99 minutes[37]
  • Costume designer: Jean Louis[38]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[39]
  • Medierådet rating: Suitable for a general audience[40]

Why It Matters

The Solid Gold Cadillac has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What awards did The Solid Gold Cadillac receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . 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. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'pt']
    Ampas collections film id → W083497
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 49777
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 35189
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1958-01-03T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → George S. Kaufman
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+99'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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