The Steel Trap

1952 film by Andrew L. Stone
Movie film Q7766452
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The Steel Trap

Summary

The Steel Trap is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Steel Trap's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Steel Trap's director is recorded as Q505780[4].
  • The Steel Trap's screenwriter is recorded as Q505780[5].
  • The Steel Trap's composer is recorded as Dimitri Tiomkin[6].
  • The Steel Trap's genre is recorded as film noir[7].
  • The Steel Trap's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Joseph Cotten[9].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Teresa Wright[10].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Walter Sande[11].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Jonathan Hale[12].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Carleton Young[13].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Ed Nelson[14].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Franklyn Farnum[15].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as George Magrill[16].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Marjorie Bennett[17].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Dick Crockett[18].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Katherine Warren[19].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Tom Powers[20].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Hugh Sanders[21].
  • The Steel Trap's cast member is recorded as Marjorie Stapp[22].
  • The Steel Trap's producer is recorded as Bert E. Friedlob[23].
  • The Steel Trap's production company is recorded as 20th Century Studios[24].
  • The Steel Trap's director of photography is recorded as Ernest Laszlo[25].
  • The Steel Trap's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0045190[26].
  • The Steel Trap's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Steel Trap's producer is recorded as Bert E. Friedlob[23]. Its director is recorded as Q505780[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Q505780[5]. Cast members include Joseph Cotten[9], Teresa Wright[10], Walter Sande[11], Jonathan Hale[12], Carleton Young[13], and Ed Nelson[14].

Publication

The Steel Trap's publication date is recorded as +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[27]. Genres include film noir[7] and crime film[8].

Why It Matters

The Steel Trap ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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