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Busy Little Bears

1939 short film
Movie short_film Q1017834
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Summary

Busy Little Bears is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3]
  • Screenwriter: Justin Herman[4]
  • Genre: documentary film[5], drama film[6], children's film[7]
  • Cast member: Frank Crumit[8], Joe Laurie, Jr.[9]
  • Producer: Justin Herman[10]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[11]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[12]
  • Color: black-and-white[13]
  • Country of origin: United States[14]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1939[15], April 20, 1939[16]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[17]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[18]
  • Title: Busy Little Bears[19]
  • Duration: 10 minutes[20]

Why It Matters

Busy Little Bears has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Busy Little Bears receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Screenwriter → Justin Herman
    Production company → Paramount Pictures
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