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King of the Circus

1920 film
Movie silent_film Q27132
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King of the Circus

Summary

King of the Circus is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King of the Circus's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • King of the Circus was directed by J. P. McGowan[4].
  • Anthony Coldeway wrote the screenplay for King of the Circus[5].
  • King of the Circus's genre is silent film[6].
  • King of the Circus's genre is action film[7].
  • King of the Circus's genre is serial film[8].
  • A cast member of King of the Circus was Eddie Polo[9].
  • A cast member of King of the Circus was J. P. McGowan[10].
  • King of the Circus's Commons category is recorded as King of the Circus (1920 film)[11].
  • King of the Circus's color is recorded as black-and-white[12].
  • King of the Circus's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • King of the Circus was published on February 16, 1920[14].
  • King of the Circus was released on June 11, 1920[15].
  • King of the Circus was released on November 22, 1920[16].
  • King of the Circus's distributed by is recorded as Universal Pictures[17].
  • King of the Circus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King of the Circus'}[18].
  • King of the Circus's state of transmission is recorded as lost[19].

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Authorship and Creation

King of the Circus was directed by J. P. McGowan[4]. Anthony Coldeway wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Eddie Polo[9] and J. P. McGowan[10].

Publication

Publication dates include February 16, 1920[14], June 11, 1920[15], and November 22, 1920[16]. Genres include silent film[6], action film[7], and serial film[8].

Why It Matters

King of the Circus ranks in the top 10% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

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] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 7932
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 7932, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  2. 16w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Country of origin → —
    State of transmission → lost
    Genre → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q11424]]"
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