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Captain Kidd

1919 film directed by William Desmond Taylor
Movie silent_film Q251963
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Captain Kidd

Summary

Captain Kidd is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Captain Kidd's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • Captain Kidd was directed by William Desmond Taylor[4].
  • Frances Marion wrote the screenplay for Captain Kidd[5].
  • Rida Johnson Young wrote the screenplay for Captain Kidd[6].
  • Captain Kidd's genre is silent film[7].
  • Captain Kidd's genre is comedy film[8].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Mary Pickford[9].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Douglas MacLean[10].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Robert Gordon[11].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Spottiswoode Aitken[12].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Victor Potel[13].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was William Hutchinson[14].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Winter Hall[15].
  • A cast member of Captain Kidd was Vin Moore[16].
  • Captain Kidd was produced by Mary Pickford[17].
  • Captain Kidd's director of photography is recorded as Charles Rosher[18].
  • Captain Kidd's Commons category is recorded as Captain Kidd, Jr.[19].
  • Captain Kidd's color is recorded as black-and-white[20].
  • Captain Kidd's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Captain Kidd was released on +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Captain Kidd's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[23].
  • Captain Kidd's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Captain Kidd'}[24].
  • Captain Kidd's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}[25].
  • Captain Kidd's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[26].
  • Captain Kidd's copyright status is recorded as public domain[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Captain Kidd was produced by Mary Pickford[17]. It was directed by William Desmond Taylor[4]. Screenwriters include Frances Marion[5] and Rida Johnson Young[6]. Cast members include Mary Pickford[9], Douglas MacLean[10], Robert Gordon[11], Spottiswoode Aitken[12], Victor Potel[13], and William Hutchinson[14].

Publication

Captain Kidd was released on +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z[22]. Genres include silent film[7] and comedy film[8].

Why It Matters

Captain Kidd ranks in the top 10% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Frances Marion Mary Pickford public domain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . 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.

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  1. 24d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Mary Pickford, Douglas MacLean, Robert Gordon +5
    Director → William Desmond Taylor
    Copyright status → public domain
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q11424]]"
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