Murder, My Sweet

1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk
Movie film Q2564595
Murder, My Sweet
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Murder, My Sweet

Summary

Murder, My Sweet is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Murder, My Sweet's image is recorded as DickPowellClaireTrevorMurderMySweetTrailerScreenshot1955.jpg[3].
  • Murder, My Sweet's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Murder, My Sweet's director is recorded as Edward Dmytryk[5].
  • Murder, My Sweet's screenwriter is recorded as John Paxton[6].
  • Murder, My Sweet's composer is recorded as Roy Webb[7].
  • Murder, My Sweet's genre is recorded as film noir[8].
  • Murder, My Sweet's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[9].
  • Murder, My Sweet's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[10].
  • Murder, My Sweet's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Murder, My Sweet's genre is recorded as mystery film[12].
  • Murder, My Sweet's based on is recorded as Farewell, My Lovely[13].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Dick Powell[14].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Claire Trevor[15].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Anne Shirley[16].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Otto Kruger[17].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Mike Mazurki[18].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Miles Mander[19].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Don Douglas[20].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Douglas Walton[21].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Ralf Harolde[22].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Esther Howard[23].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Ernie Adams[24].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as George Anderson[25].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Ralph Dunn[26].
  • Murder, My Sweet's cast member is recorded as Fred Graham[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Murder, My Sweet's producer is recorded as Adrian Scott[28]. Its director is recorded as Edward Dmytryk[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Paxton[6]. Cast members include Dick Powell[14], Claire Trevor[15], Anne Shirley[16], Otto Kruger[17], Mike Mazurki[18], and Miles Mander[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1944-12-09T00:00:00Z[29] and +1945-02-22T00:00:00Z[30]. Murder, My Sweet's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include film noir[8], crime thriller film[9], film based on a novel[10], drama film[11], and mystery film[12].

Reception

Reviews include 8/10[32] and 89%[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Murder, My Sweet's after a work by is recorded as Raymond Chandler[34].

Why It Matters

Murder, My Sweet ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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