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A Friend in Need

1914 film by William Duncan
Movie short_film Q3602481
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Summary

A Friend in Need is a short film[1].

Key Facts

  • A Friend in Need's instance of is recorded as short film[2].
  • A Friend in Need was directed by William Duncan[3].
  • William Duncan wrote the screenplay for A Friend in Need[4].
  • A Friend in Need's genre is silent film[5].
  • A Friend in Need's genre is drama film[6].
  • A cast member of A Friend in Need was William Duncan[7].
  • A cast member of A Friend in Need was Tom Mix[8].
  • A cast member of A Friend in Need was Lester Cuneo[9].
  • A Friend in Need was produced by William Nicholas Selig[10].
  • A Friend in Need's production company is recorded as Selig Polyscope Company[11].
  • A Friend in Need's color is recorded as black-and-white[12].
  • A Friend in Need's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • A Friend in Need was released on January 1, 1914[14].
  • A Friend in Need's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[15].
  • A Friend in Need's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].

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Authorship and Creation

A Friend in Need was produced by William Nicholas Selig[10]. It was directed by William Duncan[3]. William Duncan wrote the screenplay for it[4]. Cast members include William Duncan[7], Tom Mix[8], and Lester Cuneo[9].

Publication

A Friend in Need was released on January 1, 1914[14]. Genres include silent film[5] and drama film[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → Selig Polyscope Company
    Producer → William Nicholas Selig
    Filmová databáze film id → 144151
    Imported from → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 144151, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
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