By the Sea

1915 film directed by Charlie Chaplin
Movie short_film Q947297
By the Sea
©1915 Essanay Studios · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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By the Sea

Summary

By the Sea is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • By the Sea's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • By the Sea was directed by Charlie Chaplin[4].
  • Charlie Chaplin wrote the screenplay for By the Sea[5].
  • By the Sea's genre is comedy film[6].
  • By the Sea's genre is silent film[7].
  • A cast member of By the Sea was Charlie Chaplin[8].
  • A cast member of By the Sea was Edna Purviance[9].
  • A cast member of By the Sea was Bud Jamison[10].
  • A cast member of By the Sea was Snub Pollard[11].
  • A cast member of By the Sea was Carl Stockdale[12].
  • A cast member of By the Sea was Paddy McGuire[13].
  • A cast member of By the Sea was Billy Armstrong[14].
  • A cast member of By the Sea was Margie Reiger[15].
  • A cast member of By the Sea was Ernest Van Pelt[16].
  • By the Sea was produced by Jess Robbins[17].
  • By the Sea's production company is recorded as Essanay Studios[18].
  • By the Sea's director of photography is recorded as Harry Ensign[19].
  • By the Sea's Commons category is recorded as By the Sea (1915 film)[20].
  • By the Sea's color is recorded as black-and-white[21].
  • By the Sea's country of origin is recorded as United States[22].
  • By the Sea was released on January 1, 1915[23].
  • By the Sea's film editor is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[24].
  • By the Sea's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'By the Sea'}[25].
  • By the Sea's FSK film rating is recorded as FSK 6[26].
  • By the Sea's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+14.0'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

By the Sea was produced by Jess Robbins[17]. It was directed by Charlie Chaplin[4]. Charlie Chaplin wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Charlie Chaplin[8], Edna Purviance[9], Bud Jamison[10], Snub Pollard[11], Carl Stockdale[12], and Paddy McGuire[13].

Publication

By the Sea was published on January 1, 1915[23]. Genres include comedy film[6] and silent film[7].

Why It Matters

By the Sea ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . 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. 6d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 116092
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  2. 6w ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director of photography Harry Ensign
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+14.0'}
    Director Charlie Chaplin
    Aliases
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P724]]: silent-by-the-sea, #quickstatements; WikiFlix C3: from IA curated collection; invoked by wikiflix"
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