The Big City

1928 film by Tod Browning
Movie film Q3822606
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The Big City

Summary

The Big City is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big City's image is recorded as Big City poster.jpg[3].
  • The Big City's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Big City's director is recorded as Tod Browning[5].
  • The Big City's screenwriter is recorded as Tod Browning[6].
  • The Big City's genre is recorded as silent film[7].
  • The Big City's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • The Big City's cast member is recorded as Lon Chaney[9].
  • The Big City's cast member is recorded as Betty Compson[10].
  • The Big City's cast member is recorded as Matthew Betz[11].
  • The Big City's cast member is recorded as Marceline Day[12].
  • The Big City's cast member is recorded as James Murray[13].
  • The Big City's cast member is recorded as John George[14].
  • The Big City's cast member is recorded as Virginia Pearson[15].
  • The Big City's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[16].
  • The Big City's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0018697[17].
  • The Big City's Commons category is recorded as The Big City (1928 film)[18].
  • The Big City's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • The Big City's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 382980[20].
  • The Big City's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • The Big City's publication date is recorded as +1928-01-01T00:00:00Z[22].
  • The Big City's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043s72m[23].
  • The Big City's distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[24].
  • The Big City's film editor is recorded as Harry Reynolds[25].
  • The Big City's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Big City'}[26].
  • The Big City's AllMovie title ID is recorded as v84974[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Big City's director is recorded as Tod Browning[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Tod Browning[6]. Cast members include Lon Chaney[9], Betty Compson[10], Matthew Betz[11], Marceline Day[12], James Murray[13], and John George[14].

Publication

The Big City's publication date is recorded as +1928-01-01T00:00:00Z[22]. Genres include silent film[7] and crime film[8].

Why It Matters

The Big City ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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