The Bank

1915 film by Charlie Chaplin
Movie short_film Q2291409
The Bank
Essanay Studios · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Bank

Summary

The Bank is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Bank's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Bank was directed by Charlie Chaplin[4].
  • Charlie Chaplin wrote the screenplay for The Bank[5].
  • The Bank's composer is recorded as Robert Israel[6].
  • The Bank's genre is comedy film[7].
  • The Bank's genre is silent film[8].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Charlie Chaplin[9].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Edna Purviance[10].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Lloyd Bacon[11].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Leo White[12].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Carl Stockdale[13].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Wesley Ruggles[14].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Charles Inslee[15].
  • A cast member of The Bank was John Rand[16].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Billy Armstrong[17].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Fred Goodwins[18].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Lee Hill[19].
  • A cast member of The Bank was Carrie Clark Ward[20].
  • The Bank was produced by Jess Robbins[21].
  • The Bank's production company is recorded as Essanay Studios[22].
  • The Bank's director of photography is recorded as Harry Ensign[23].
  • The original language of The Bank was English[24].
  • The Bank's Commons category is recorded as The Bank (1915 film)[25].
  • The Bank's color is recorded as black-and-white[26].
  • The Bank's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Bank was produced by Jess Robbins[21]. It was directed by Charlie Chaplin[4]. Charlie Chaplin wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Charlie Chaplin[9], Edna Purviance[10], Lloyd Bacon[11], Leo White[12], Carl Stockdale[13], and Wesley Ruggles[14].

Publication

The Bank was published on January 1, 1915[28]. The original language of it was English[24]. Genres include comedy film[7] and silent film[8].

Why It Matters

The Bank ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Internet archive id silent-the-bank
    Production company Essanay Studios
    Country of origin United States
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