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The Big Idea

1917 silent short film
Movie short_film Q3985957
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The Big Idea

Summary

The Big Idea is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Idea's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Big Idea's director is recorded as Hal Mohr[4].
  • The Big Idea's director is recorded as Gilbert Pratt[5].
  • The Big Idea's screenwriter is recorded as Hal Mohr[6].
  • The Big Idea's genre is recorded as silent film[7].
  • The Big Idea's cast member is recorded as Harold Lloyd[8].
  • The Big Idea's cast member is recorded as Bebe Daniels[9].
  • The Big Idea's cast member is recorded as Sammy Brooks[10].
  • The Big Idea's cast member is recorded as Snub Pollard[11].
  • The Big Idea's cast member is recorded as James Parrott[12].
  • The Big Idea's producer is recorded as Hal Roach[13].
  • The Big Idea's director of photography is recorded as Hal Mohr[14].
  • The Big Idea's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0008884[15].
  • The Big Idea's color is recorded as black-and-white[16].
  • The Big Idea's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • The Big Idea's publication date is recorded as +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z[18].
  • The Big Idea's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c_tp5[19].
  • The Big Idea's distributed by is recorded as Pathé[20].
  • The Big Idea's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Big Idea'}[21].
  • The Big Idea's different from is recorded as The Big Idea[22].
  • The Big Idea's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+9'}[23].
  • The Big Idea's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[24].
  • The Big Idea's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 25120[25].
  • The Big Idea's Kinopoisk film ID is recorded as 157789[26].
  • The Big Idea's TMDB movie ID is recorded as 375456[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Big Idea's producer is recorded as Hal Roach[13]. Directors include Hal Mohr[4] and Gilbert Pratt[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Hal Mohr[6]. Cast members include Harold Lloyd[8], Bebe Daniels[9], Sammy Brooks[10], Snub Pollard[11], and James Parrott[12].

Publication

The Big Idea's publication date is recorded as +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z[18]. Its genre is recorded as silent film[7].

Why It Matters

The Big Idea ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Hal Roach Harold Lloyd 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The Movie Database. 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-big-idea-q3985957-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Big Idea}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-big-idea-q3985957-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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