Just Imagine

1930 film by David Butler
Movie film Q1523560
Just Imagine
Fox Film Corporation · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Just Imagine is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: David Butler[3]
  • Screenwriter: Lew Brown[4], David Butler[5]
  • Composer: Hugo Friedhofer[6]
  • Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood[7]
  • Genre: science fiction comedy[8], musical film[9], science fiction film[10], fantasy film[11]
  • Cast member: El Brendel[12], Maureen O'Sullivan[13], John Garrick[14], Marjorie White[15], Frank Albertson[16], Hobart Bosworth[17], Mischa Auer[18], Joyzelle Joyner[19], Wilfred Lucas[20], Kenneth Thomson[21], Mary Carr[22]
  • Producer: Buddy DeSylva[23]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[24]
  • Director of photography: Ernest Palmer[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Commons category: Just Imagine[27]
  • Color: black-and-white[28]
  • Country of origin: United States[29]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1930[30]
  • Distributed by: Fox Film Corporation[31]
  • Narrative location: Mars[32]
  • Main subject: aviation[33]
  • Film editor: Irene Morra[34]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design[35]
  • Title: Just Imagine[36]
  • Has characteristic: story set in a then future date that is now the past[37]
  • Duration: 109 minutes[38]
  • Set in period: 1980[39]
  • Production designer: Stephen Goosson[40]
  • Copyright status: public domain[41]

Why It Matters

Just Imagine has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 6d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'pt', 'ro', 'ru', 'simple'
    Ampas collections film id → W082879
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 172337
    P14821 → 21016
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 88857
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  4. 21w ago · Craigysgafn · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Film editor → Irene Morra
    Distributed by → Fox Film Corporation
    Publication date → —
    Cast member → El Brendel, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Garrick +8
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Just Imagine lobby card 2.jpg"
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