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The Child of Destiny

1916 film by William Nigh, David H. Thompson
Movie film Q3986260
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The Child of Destiny

Summary

The Child of Destiny is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Child of Destiny's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Child of Destiny was directed by William Nigh[4].
  • The Child of Destiny was directed by David H. Thompson[5].
  • William Nigh wrote the screenplay for The Child of Destiny[6].
  • Harry O. Hoyt wrote the screenplay for The Child of Destiny[7].
  • The Child of Destiny's genre is silent film[8].
  • The Child of Destiny's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of The Child of Destiny was Irene Fenwick[10].
  • The Child of Destiny's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[11].
  • The Child of Destiny's color is recorded as black-and-white[12].
  • The Child of Destiny's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • The Child of Destiny was published on January 1, 1916[14].
  • The Child of Destiny's distributed by is recorded as Metro Pictures[15].
  • The Child of Destiny's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Child of Destiny'}[16].
  • The Child of Destiny's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}[17].
  • The Child of Destiny's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[18].
  • The Child of Destiny's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].
  • The Child of Destiny's state of transmission is recorded as lost[20].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include William Nigh[4] and David H. Thompson[5]. Screenwriters include William Nigh[6] and Harry O. Hoyt[7]. A cast member of The Child of Destiny was Irene Fenwick[10].

Publication

The Child of Destiny was released on January 1, 1916[14]. Genres include silent film[8] and drama film[9].

Why It Matters

The Child of Destiny ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

film 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] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 191450
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 191450, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
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