Invitation to Happiness

1939 film by Wesley Ruggles
Movie film Q1671814
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Invitation to Happiness

Summary

Invitation to Happiness is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Invitation to Happiness's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Invitation to Happiness was directed by Wesley Ruggles[4].
  • Claude Binyon wrote the screenplay for Invitation to Happiness[5].
  • Invitation to Happiness's composer is recorded as Friedrich Hollaender[6].
  • Invitation to Happiness's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was Irene Dunne[8].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was Fred MacMurray[9].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was Charles Ruggles[10].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was Marion Martin[11].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was Oscar O'Shea[12].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was William Collier Sr.[13].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was Gordon Jones[14].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was Harry Hayden[15].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was William Newell[16].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was Cyril Ring[17].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was Virginia Brissac[18].
  • A cast member of Invitation to Happiness was Harry Wilson[19].
  • Invitation to Happiness was produced by Wesley Ruggles[20].
  • Invitation to Happiness's production company is recorded as Paramount Pictures[21].
  • Invitation to Happiness's director of photography is recorded as Leo Tover[22].
  • The original language of Invitation to Happiness was English[23].
  • Invitation to Happiness's Commons category is recorded as Invitation to Happiness[24].
  • Invitation to Happiness's color is recorded as black-and-white[25].
  • Invitation to Happiness's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Invitation to Happiness was published on January 1, 1939[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Invitation to Happiness was produced by Wesley Ruggles[20]. It was directed by Wesley Ruggles[4]. Claude Binyon wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Irene Dunne[8], Fred MacMurray[9], Charles Ruggles[10], Marion Martin[11], Oscar O'Shea[12], and William Collier Sr.[13].

Publication

Invitation to Happiness was released on January 1, 1939[27]. The original language of it was English[23]. Its genre is drama film[7].

Why It Matters

Invitation to Happiness ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Producer Wesley Ruggles
    Publication date +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
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