Suspense

1913 silent short film
Movie short_film Q13652328
Suspense
Lois Weber / Phillips Smalley · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Suspense

Summary

Suspense is a short film[1]. Suspense ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Suspense's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • Suspense was directed by Phillips Smalley[4].
  • Suspense was directed by Lois Weber[5].
  • Lois Weber wrote the screenplay for Suspense[6].
  • Suspense's genre is silent film[7].
  • Suspense's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of Suspense was Val Paul[9].
  • A cast member of Suspense was Lois Weber[10].
  • A cast member of Suspense was Lon Chaney[11].
  • A cast member of Suspense was Douglas Gerrard[12].
  • Suspense is part of National Film Registry[13].
  • Suspense's Commons category is recorded as Suspense (1913 film)[14].
  • Suspense's color is recorded as black-and-white[15].
  • Suspense's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Suspense was released on January 1, 1913[17].
  • Suspense's distributed by is recorded as Universal Pictures[18].
  • Suspense's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Suspense'}[19].
  • Suspense's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+10'}[20].
  • Suspense's assessment is recorded as Bechdel test[21].
  • Suspense's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include Phillips Smalley[4] and Lois Weber[5]. Lois Weber wrote the screenplay for Suspense[6]. Cast members include Val Paul[9], Lois Weber[10], Lon Chaney[11], and Douglas Gerrard[12].

Publication

Suspense was released on January 1, 1913[17]. Genres include silent film[7] and drama film[8]. Suspense is part of National Film Registry[13].

Why It Matters

Suspense ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).[2] Suspense has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: 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] . Bechdel Test Movie List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Internet archive id silent-suspense-
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P724]]: silent-suspense-, #quickstatements; WikiFlix C3: from IA curated collection; invoked by wikiflix"
  2. 21d ago · Mayimbú · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Assessment Bechdel test
    Copyright status public domain
    Instance of
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P272]]: [[Q16672698]]"
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