On the Beat

1962 film by Robert Asher
Movie film Q3352307
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On the Beat

Summary

On the Beat is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • On the Beat's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • On the Beat's director is recorded as Robert Asher[4].
  • On the Beat's screenwriter is recorded as Jack Davies[5].
  • On the Beat's composer is recorded as Philip Green[6].
  • On the Beat's genre is recorded as comedy film[7].
  • On the Beat's cast member is recorded as Norman Wisdom[8].
  • On the Beat's cast member is recorded as Alfred Burke[9].
  • On the Beat's cast member is recorded as David Lodge[10].
  • On the Beat's cast member is recorded as Raymond Huntley[11].
  • On the Beat's cast member is recorded as Ronnie Stevens[12].
  • On the Beat's producer is recorded as Hugh Stewart[13].
  • On the Beat's producer is recorded as Earl St. John[14].
  • On the Beat's production company is recorded as The Rank Organisation[15].
  • On the Beat's director of photography is recorded as Geoffrey Faithfull[16].
  • On the Beat's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0056307[17].
  • On the Beat's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[18].
  • On the Beat's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • On the Beat's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 281007[20].
  • On the Beat's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • On the Beat's publication date is recorded as +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z[22].
  • On the Beat's sport is recorded as association football[23].
  • On the Beat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02wx4w0[24].
  • On the Beat's Internet Archive ID is recorded as OnTheBeat[25].
  • On the Beat's BBC programme ID is recorded as b0078f1w[26].
  • On the Beat's narrative location is recorded as London[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Hugh Stewart[13] and Earl St. John[14]. On the Beat's director is recorded as Robert Asher[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Jack Davies[5]. Cast members include Norman Wisdom[8], Alfred Burke[9], David Lodge[10], Raymond Huntley[11], and Ronnie Stevens[12].

Publication

On the Beat's publication date is recorded as +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z[22]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[18]. Its genre is recorded as comedy film[7].

Why It Matters

On the Beat ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 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] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: 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] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  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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