Random Harvest

1942 American film by Mervyn LeRoy
Movie film Q339425
Random Harvest
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Summary

Random Harvest is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,870 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Mervyn LeRoy[3]
  • Screenwriter: Claudine West[4], George Froeschel[5], Arthur Wimperis[6], James Hilton[7]
  • Composer: Herbert Stothart[8]
  • Genre: romance film[9], drama film[10]
  • Based on: Random Harvest[11]
  • Cast member: Ronald Colman[12], Greer Garson[13], Philip Dorn[14], Susan Peters[15], Henry Travers[16], Margaret Wycherly[17], Reginald Owen[18], Bramwell Fletcher[19], Rhys Williams[20], Una O'Connor[21], Aubrey Mather[22], Melville Cooper[23], Alan Napier[24], Jill Esmond[25]
  • Producer: Sidney Franklin[26]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[27]
  • Director of photography: Joseph Ruttenberg[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Commons category: Random Harvest (film)[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[32], 82%[33]
  • Color: black-and-white[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1942[36]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[37], Netflix[38], Central Motion Picture Exchange[39], Bullee Trading[40]
  • Narrative location: England[41]
  • Main subject: amnesia[42]
  • Film editor: Harold F. Kress[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[44], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[45], Academy Award for Best Actor[46], Academy Award for Best Director[47], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[48], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[49], Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score[50]
  • Title: Random Harvest[51]
  • Duration: 125 minutes[52]

Why It Matters

Random Harvest has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . newslibrary.naver.com. newslibrary.naver.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', '
    Ampas collections film id → W062314
    Sitelink count → 27
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  2. 20d ago · Davidultra · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1337909
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 35238
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  4. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 18220
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  5. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0012992
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Cedric Gibbons
    Publication date → +1942-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Claudine West, George Froeschel, Arthur Wimperis +1
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+125'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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