So Dear to My Heart

1948 US partly-animated Disney film directed by Hamilton Luske and Harold D. Schuster
Movie film Q2090255
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So Dear to My Heart

Summary

So Dear to My Heart is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • So Dear to My Heart's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • So Dear to My Heart was directed by Harold D. Schuster[4].
  • So Dear to My Heart was directed by Hamilton Luske[5].
  • John Tucker Battle wrote the screenplay for So Dear to My Heart[6].
  • So Dear to My Heart's composer is recorded as Paul Smith[7].
  • So Dear to My Heart's composer is recorded as Irving Taylor[8].
  • So Dear to My Heart's composer is recorded as Eliot Daniel[9].
  • So Dear to My Heart's composer is recorded as Don Raye[10].
  • So Dear to My Heart's composer is recorded as Gene de Paul[11].
  • So Dear to My Heart's composer is recorded as Robert Wells[12].
  • So Dear to My Heart's composer is recorded as Mel Tormé[13].
  • So Dear to My Heart's genre is drama film[14].
  • So Dear to My Heart's genre is film based on literature[15].
  • So Dear to My Heart's based on is recorded as Midnight and Jeremiah[16].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was Bobby Driscoll[17].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was Luana Patten[18].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was Beulah Bondi[19].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was Burl Ives[20].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was Harry Carey[21].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was Matt Willis[22].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was Raymond Bond[23].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was Walter Soderling[24].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was Spelman B. Collins[25].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was Matt Willis[26].
  • A cast member of So Dear to My Heart was John Beal[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

So Dear to My Heart was produced by Walt Disney[28]. Directors include Harold D. Schuster[4] and Hamilton Luske[5]. John Tucker Battle wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Bobby Driscoll[17], Luana Patten[18], Beulah Bondi[19], Burl Ives[20], Harry Carey[21], and Matt Willis[22].

Publication

Publication dates include November 29, 1948[29], January 19, 1949[30], and January 30, 1949[31]. The original language of So Dear to My Heart was English[32]. Genres include drama film[14] and film based on literature[15]. It was distributed by theatrical release[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

So Dear to My Heart's after a work by is recorded as Sterling North[34].

Why It Matters

So Dear to My Heart ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Disney Films. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The Disney Films. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The Disney Films. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Disney Films. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Disney Films. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Disney Films. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Disney Films. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Disney Films. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . bcdb.com. Retrieved . bcdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . The Disney Films. afi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . afi.com. afi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . The Disney Films. 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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  1. 5d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Mac Alper
    Publication date +1948-11-29T00:00:00Z, +1949-01-19T00:00:00Z, +1949-01-30T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter John Tucker Battle
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+84'}
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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