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Captain Kidd

1945 film by Rowland V. Lee
Movie film Q839419
Captain Kidd
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Captain Kidd

Summary

Captain Kidd is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Captain Kidd's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Captain Kidd was directed by Rowland V. Lee[4].
  • Norman Reilly Raine wrote the screenplay for Captain Kidd[5].
  • Robert N. Lee wrote the screenplay for Captain Kidd[6].
  • Captain Kidd's composer is recorded as Werner Janssen[7].
  • Captain Kidd's genre is swashbuckler film[8].
  • Captain Kidd's genre is biographical film[9].
  • Captain Kidd's genre is pirate film[10].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Charles Laughton[11].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Randolph Scott[12].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Barbara Britton[13].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was John Carradine[14].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Gilbert Roland[15].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was John Qualen[16].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Sheldon Leonard[17].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was William Farnum[18].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Henry Daniell[19].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Reginald Owen[20].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Abner Biberman[21].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Harry Cording[22].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Lumsden Hare[23].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Frederick Worlock[24].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Frank Mills[25].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Edgar Norton[26].
  • Captain Kidd was produced by Benedict Bogeaus[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Captain Kidd was produced by Benedict Bogeaus[27]. It was directed by Rowland V. Lee[4]. Screenwriters include Norman Reilly Raine[5] and Robert N. Lee[6]. Cast members include Charles Laughton[11], Randolph Scott[12], Barbara Britton[13], John Carradine[14], Gilbert Roland[15], and John Qualen[16].

Publication

Captain Kidd was released on January 1, 1945[28]. The original language of it was English[29]. Genres include swashbuckler film[8], biographical film[9], and pirate film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[30].

Subject and Themes

Captain Kidd's main subject is sea piracy[31].

Reception

Reviews include 6/10[32] and 100%[33].

Why It Matters

Captain Kidd has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Charles Laughton film John Carradine Netflix public domain Randolph Scott United States

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 119088
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 119088, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  2. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1945-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Norman Reilly Raine, Robert N. Lee
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 20 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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