Illicit

1931 film by Archie Mayo
Movie film Q1283055
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Summary

Illicit is a film[1]. Illicit ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Illicit's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Illicit was directed by Archie Mayo[4].
  • Robert Riskin wrote the screenplay for Illicit[5].
  • Illicit's composer is recorded as Louis Silvers[6].
  • Illicit is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].
  • Illicit's genre is drama film[8].
  • Illicit's genre is romance film[9].
  • A cast member of Illicit was Barbara Stanwyck[10].
  • A cast member of Illicit was Ricardo Cortez[11].
  • A cast member of Illicit was Natalie Moorhead[12].
  • A cast member of Illicit was Claude Gillingwater[13].
  • A cast member of Illicit was Charles Butterworth[14].
  • A cast member of Illicit was Joan Blondell[15].
  • A cast member of Illicit was James Rennie[16].
  • Illicit was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck[17].
  • The original language of Illicit was English[18].
  • Illicit's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • Illicit's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Illicit was published on January 1, 1931[21].
  • Illicit's distributed by is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[22].
  • Illicit's film editor is recorded as William Holmes[23].
  • Illicit's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Illicit'}[24].
  • Illicit's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+79'}[25].

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Authorship and Creation

Illicit was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck[17]. Illicit was directed by Archie Mayo[4]. Robert Riskin wrote the screenplay for Illicit[5]. Cast members include Barbara Stanwyck[10], Ricardo Cortez[11], Natalie Moorhead[12], Claude Gillingwater[13], Charles Butterworth[14], and Joan Blondell[15].

Publication

Illicit was released on January 1, 1931[21]. The original language of Illicit was English[18]. Genres include drama film[8] and romance film[9].

Subject and Themes

Illicit is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].

Why It Matters

Illicit ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month).[2] Illicit has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 163922
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 163922, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 116869
    Producer → Darryl F. Zanuck
    Publication date → +1931-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 17 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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