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They Live by Night

1948 film by Nicholas Ray
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They Live by Night

Summary

They Live by Night is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,045 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • They Live by Night's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • They Live by Night was directed by Nicholas Ray[4].
  • Charles Schnee wrote the screenplay for They Live by Night[5].
  • Nicholas Ray wrote the screenplay for They Live by Night[6].
  • They Live by Night's composer is recorded as Leigh Harline[7].
  • They Live by Night's genre is crime film[8].
  • They Live by Night's genre is drama film[9].
  • They Live by Night's genre is film noir[10].
  • They Live by Night's based on is recorded as Thieves Like Us[11].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was Cathy O'Donnell[12].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was Farley Granger[13].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was Howard da Silva[14].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was Jay C. Flippen[15].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was Ian Wolfe[16].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was Will Wright[17].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was William Edward Phipps[18].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was Helen Craig[19].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was Harry Harvey[20].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was James Nolan[21].
  • A cast member of They Live by Night was Byron Foulger[22].
  • They Live by Night was produced by John Houseman[23].
  • They Live by Night's production company is recorded as RKO Pictures[24].
  • They Live by Night's director of photography is recorded as George E. Diskant[25].
  • The original language of They Live by Night was English[26].
  • They Live by Night's Commons category is recorded as They Live by Night[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

They Live by Night was produced by John Houseman[23]. It was directed by Nicholas Ray[4]. Screenwriters include Charles Schnee[5] and Nicholas Ray[6]. Cast members include Cathy O'Donnell[12], Farley Granger[13], Howard da Silva[14], Jay C. Flippen[15], Ian Wolfe[16], and Will Wright[17].

Publication

They Live by Night was published on January 1, 1948[28]. The original language of it was English[26]. Genres include crime film[8], drama film[9], and film noir[10].

Reception

Reviews include 8/10[29] and 96%[30].

Why It Matters

They Live by Night ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,045 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Farley Granger film John Houseman Los Angeles Nicholas Ray RKO Pictures United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 50419
    P14821 → 40872
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7222]]: 50419, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258756320|夜の人々（1949） (#258756320)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix'n"
  2. 26d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 63080
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 63080, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Charles Schnee, Nicholas Ray
    Duration → {'amount': '+95'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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