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Quicker'n a Wink

1940 film by George Sidney
Movie short_film Q2123101
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Quicker'n a Wink

Summary

Quicker'n a Wink is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Quicker'n a Wink received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's instance of is recorded as short film[4].
  • Quicker'n a Wink was directed by George Sidney[5].
  • Buddy Adler wrote the screenplay for Quicker'n a Wink[6].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's genre is documentary film[7].
  • A cast member of Quicker'n a Wink was Harold Eugene Edgerton[8].
  • Quicker'n a Wink was produced by Pete Smith[9].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's part of the series is recorded as Pete Smith Specialties[10].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[11].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's director of photography is recorded as Harold Eugene Edgerton[12].
  • The original language of Quicker'n a Wink was English[13].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's color is recorded as black-and-white[14].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Quicker'n a Wink was published on January 1, 1940[16].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[17].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's film editor is recorded as Philip W. Anderson[18].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[19].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Quicker'n a Wink"}[20].
  • Quicker'n a Wink's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+10'}[21].

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Authorship and Creation

Quicker'n a Wink was produced by Pete Smith[9]. It was directed by George Sidney[5]. Buddy Adler wrote the screenplay for it[6]. A cast member of it was Harold Eugene Edgerton[8].

Publication

Quicker'n a Wink was released on January 1, 1940[16]. The original language of it was English[13]. Its genre is documentary film[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as Pete Smith Specialties[10].

Subject and Themes

Quicker'n a Wink's part of the series is recorded as Pete Smith Specialties[10].

Reception

Quicker'n a Wink received the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].

Why It Matters

Quicker'n a Wink ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

What awards did Quicker'n a Wink receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel[3].

Related Entities

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    P14449 → 236939
    Producer → Pete Smith
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