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The Butterfly Man

1920 film by Ida May Park
Movie silent_film Q16679466
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Summary

The Butterfly Man is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Butterfly Man's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • The Butterfly Man was directed by Louis J. Gasnier[4].
  • Ida May Park wrote the screenplay for The Butterfly Man[5].
  • The Butterfly Man's genre is silent film[6].
  • The Butterfly Man's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of The Butterfly Man was Alec B. Francis[8].
  • A cast member of The Butterfly Man was Lew Cody[9].
  • A cast member of The Butterfly Man was Louise Lovely[10].
  • A cast member of The Butterfly Man was Rosemary Theby[11].
  • A cast member of The Butterfly Man was Lila Leslie[12].
  • The Butterfly Man was produced by Louis J. Gasnier[13].
  • The Butterfly Man's Commons category is recorded as The Butterfly Man[14].
  • The Butterfly Man's color is recorded as black-and-white[15].
  • The Butterfly Man's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • The Butterfly Man was released on April 18, 1920[17].
  • The Butterfly Man was released on September 26, 1921[18].
  • The Butterfly Man's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Butterfly Man'}[19].
  • The Butterfly Man's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'hour', 'amount': '+1'}[20].
  • The Butterfly Man's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].

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Authorship and Creation

The Butterfly Man was produced by Louis J. Gasnier[13]. It was directed by Louis J. Gasnier[4]. Ida May Park wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Alec B. Francis[8], Lew Cody[9], Louise Lovely[10], Rosemary Theby[11], and Lila Leslie[12].

Publication

Publication dates include April 18, 1920[17] and September 26, 1921[18]. Genres include silent film[6] and drama film[7].

Why It Matters

The Butterfly Man ranks in the top 10% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

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] ↑ . Morgenbladet. Retrieved . urn.nb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+1'}
    Instance of → silent film
    Screenwriter → Ida May Park
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 188392, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269270|batch #269270]]"
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