It's a Wonderful World

1939 film by W. S. Van Dyke
Movie film Q1261358
It's a Wonderful World
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It's a Wonderful World

Summary

It's a Wonderful World is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • It's a Wonderful World's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • It's a Wonderful World was directed by W. S. Van Dyke[4].
  • Ben Hecht wrote the screenplay for It's a Wonderful World[5].
  • Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote the screenplay for It's a Wonderful World[6].
  • It's a Wonderful World's composer is recorded as Edward Ward[7].
  • It's a Wonderful World's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • It's a Wonderful World's genre is crime film[9].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Claudette Colbert[10].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was James Stewart[11].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Nat Pendleton[12].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Edgar Kennedy[13].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Ernest Truex[14].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Guy Kibbee[15].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Frances Drake[16].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Richard Carle[17].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Sidney Blackmer[18].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Cecil Cunningham[19].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Grady Sutton[20].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was Andy Clyde[21].
  • A cast member of It's a Wonderful World was George Meeker[22].
  • It's a Wonderful World was produced by Frank Davis[23].
  • It's a Wonderful World's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[24].
  • It's a Wonderful World's director of photography is recorded as Oliver T. Marsh[25].
  • The original language of It's a Wonderful World was English[26].
  • It's a Wonderful World's Commons category is recorded as It's a Wonderful World[27].

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Authorship and Creation

It's a Wonderful World was produced by Frank Davis[23]. It was directed by W. S. Van Dyke[4]. Screenwriters include Ben Hecht[5] and Herman J. Mankiewicz[6]. Cast members include Claudette Colbert[10], James Stewart[11], Nat Pendleton[12], Edgar Kennedy[13], Ernest Truex[14], and Guy Kibbee[15].

Publication

It's a Wonderful World was published on January 1, 1939[28]. The original language of it was English[26]. Genres include romantic comedy[8] and crime film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[29].

Why It Matters

It's a Wonderful World ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Cedric Gibbons
    Publication date +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Ben Hecht, Herman J. Mankiewicz
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+80'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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