Question about formatting writing credits - Morocco (1930) and the "play" Amy Jolly

An unusual problem has arisen with the writing credits for the 1930 film Morocco. There is a credit that reads "from the play "Amy Jolly" by Benno Vigny." This is an accurate representation of the screen credits, but the filmmakers themselves apparently made a mistake, as Vigny's story was written as a novel, not a play.

Is there a correct and proper way to clarify this on IMDb that will accurately represent the screen credits while also making it clear that the film was in fact based on a novel, rather than a play? I haven't found anything in IMDb's crew credit guidelines that clarifies how to deal with this sort of situation.

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Hello majfoalbkeopaza

Credits are listed as they show in the original onscreen end credits, in this case we have the credit listed as "from the play "Amy Jolly" since this is the onscreen credit. Based on the guidelines it is already correct.

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@Fran The guidelines you linked to are for the cast/acting credits guidelines and say nothing about crew credits. I am aware of the general rule to list attributes exactly as they appear on screen. The writing credits have some specific features that are unique. There is a section specifically about source material writing credits:

song/play/book/novel/article/etc - The writer is the author of the specified source material. If the title of the source material is different from the title of the production, that should also be specified. For example, Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) is based on the novel "Alias Madame Doubtfire"; therefore, the attribute for novelist Anne Fine's credit is novel "Alias Madame Doubtfire". Note that we have changed the convention for new credits to quote the title.

This section establishes that there are exceptions to that rule, as it provides an impetus to include the title of source material even if the title doesn't actually show up on screen. The purpose of this is to provide clarity in cases where the title of the source material does not match the title of the film, making it easier for readers to understand the work the film is actually based on.

In the case of Morocco (1930) and "Amy Jolly", it is the nature of the source material (rather than its title) that is misrepresented in the credits. It is not so far-fetched to suggest that an attribute explaining the error would be permissible in this particular instance. Doing so would help save future IMDb users from unneeded confusion.

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