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The Emperor's Candlesticks

1937 film by George Fitzmaurice
Movie film Q2999433
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The Emperor's Candlesticks

Summary

The Emperor's Candlesticks is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Emperor's Candlesticks's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Emperor's Candlesticks was directed by George Fitzmaurice[4].
  • Monckton Hoffe wrote the screenplay for The Emperor's Candlesticks[5].
  • The Emperor's Candlesticks's composer is recorded as Franz Waxman[6].
  • The Emperor's Candlesticks's genre is spy film[7].
  • The Emperor's Candlesticks's genre is romance film[8].
  • The Emperor's Candlesticks's genre is film based on literature[9].
  • The Emperor's Candlesticks's genre is drama film[10].
  • The Emperor's Candlesticks's based on is recorded as The Emperor's Candlesticks[11].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Luise Rainer[12].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was William Powell[13].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Leander de Cordova[14].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Maude Turner Gordon[15].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Roland Varno[16].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Robert Young[17].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Maureen O'Sullivan[18].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Frank Morgan[19].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Henry Stephenson[20].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Donald Kirke[21].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Douglass Dumbrille[22].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Charles Waldron[23].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Ian Wolfe[24].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Barnett Parker[25].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Frank Reicher[26].
  • A cast member of The Emperor's Candlesticks was Bert Roach[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Emperor's Candlesticks was directed by George Fitzmaurice[4]. Monckton Hoffe wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Luise Rainer[12], William Powell[13], Leander de Cordova[14], Maude Turner Gordon[15], Roland Varno[16], and Robert Young[17].

Publication

The Emperor's Candlesticks was released on January 1, 1937[28]. The original language of it was English[29]. Genres include spy film[7], romance film[8], film based on literature[9], and drama film[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Emperor's Candlesticks's after a work by is recorded as Emma Orczy[30].

Why It Matters

The Emperor's Candlesticks ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Austria Cedric Gibbons Emma Orczy film Frank Morgan Luise Rainer Maureen O'Sullivan Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United States William Powell

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → The Emperor's Candlesticks
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    Production designer → Cedric Gibbons
    P14449 → 116175
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