A Night in the Show

1915 film directed by Charlie Chaplin
Movie short_film Q976849
A Night in the Show
Employee(s) of Essanay Studios · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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A Night in the Show

Summary

A Night in the Show is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Night in the Show's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • A Night in the Show was directed by Charlie Chaplin[4].
  • Charlie Chaplin wrote the screenplay for A Night in the Show[5].
  • A Night in the Show's genre is comedy film[6].
  • A Night in the Show's genre is silent film[7].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Charlie Chaplin[8].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Edna Purviance[9].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Leo White[10].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Wesley Ruggles[11].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Phyllis Allen[12].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Charlotte Mineau[13].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Dee Lampton[14].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Lloyd Bacon[15].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Charles Inslee[16].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was James T. Kelley[17].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was John Rand[18].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Paddy McGuire[19].
  • A cast member of A Night in the Show was Fred Goodwins[20].
  • A Night in the Show was produced by Jess Robbins[21].
  • A Night in the Show's production company is recorded as Essanay Studios[22].
  • A Night in the Show's director of photography is recorded as Harry Ensign[23].
  • A Night in the Show's Commons category is recorded as A Night in the Show (1915 film)[24].
  • A Night in the Show's color is recorded as black-and-white[25].
  • A Night in the Show's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • A Night in the Show was published on January 1, 1915[27].

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Authorship and Creation

A Night in the Show was produced by Jess Robbins[21]. It was directed by Charlie Chaplin[4]. Charlie Chaplin wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Charlie Chaplin[8], Edna Purviance[9], Leo White[10], Wesley Ruggles[11], Phyllis Allen[12], and Charlotte Mineau[13].

Publication

A Night in the Show was published on January 1, 1915[27]. Genres include comedy film[6] and silent film[7].

Why It Matters

A Night in the Show ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 51202
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  2. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 116090
    Producer → Jess Robbins
    Publication date → +1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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