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Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938 film by Henry King
Movie film Q1619977
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Summary

Alexander's Ragtime Band is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (813 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment[3]
  • Director: Henry King[4]
  • Screenwriter: Lamar Trotti[5], Darryl F. Zanuck[6], Irving Berlin[7]
  • Composer: Irving Berlin[8]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[9], musical film[10], drama film[11]
  • Cast member: Tyrone Power[12], Alice Faye[13], Don Ameche[14], Ethel Merman[15], Jack Haley[16], Jean Hersholt[17], John Carradine[18], Paul Hurst[19], Eddie Collins[20], Charles Williams[21], Lon Chaney Jr.[22], Helen Westley[23], Alberto Morin[24], Charles Pearce Coleman[25]
  • Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck[26]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[27]
  • Director of photography: John Peverell Marley[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Commons category: Alexander's Ragtime Band (film)[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 7/10[32], 83%[33]
  • Color: black-and-white[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1938[36]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[37], Netflix[38]
  • Narrative location: San Francisco[39]
  • Film editor: Barbara McLean[40]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[41], Academy Award for Best Story[42], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[43], Academy Award for Best Production Design[44], Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment[45]
  • Title: Alexander's Ragtime Band[46]
  • Duration: 108 minutes[47]
  • Costume designer: Gwen Wakeling[48]
  • Production designer: Bernard Herzbrun[49]

Why It Matters

Alexander's Ragtime Band has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did Alexander's Ragtime Band receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment[3].

Related Entities

Alice Faye Darryl F. Zanuck Don Ameche Ethel Merman film Henry King Irving Berlin Jean Hersholt John Carradine Lon Chaney Jr. Netflix Tyrone Power United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', '
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 598
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  3. 9w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinema.de id → 12425603
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Bernard Herzbrun
    Publication date → +1938-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Lamar Trotti, Darryl F. Zanuck, Irving Berlin
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+108'}
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