The Big Swallow

1901 film by James Williamson
Movie short_film Q3985963
The Big Swallow
James Williamson · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Big Swallow

Summary

The Big Swallow is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Swallow's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Big Swallow was directed by James Williamson[4].
  • James Williamson wrote the screenplay for The Big Swallow[5].
  • The Big Swallow's genre is silent film[6].
  • The Big Swallow's genre is comedy film[7].
  • The Big Swallow's director of photography is recorded as James Williamson[8].
  • The Big Swallow's Commons category is recorded as The Big Swallow[9].
  • The Big Swallow's color is recorded as black-and-white[10].
  • The Big Swallow's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • The Big Swallow was published on January 1, 1901[12].
  • The Big Swallow's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Big Swallow'}[13].
  • The Big Swallow's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+1'}[14].
  • The Big Swallow's copyright status is recorded as public domain[15].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Big Swallow was directed by James Williamson[4]. James Williamson wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

The Big Swallow was released on January 1, 1901[12]. Genres include silent film[6] and comedy film[7].

Why It Matters

The Big Swallow ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Internet archive id silent-the-big-swallow-aka-a-photographic-contortion
    Country of origin United Kingdom
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