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The Cord of Life

1909 film by D. W. Griffith
Movie short_film Q3520396
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The Cord of Life

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • The Cord of Life's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Cord of Life's director is recorded as D. W. Griffith[4].
  • The Cord of Life's screenwriter is recorded as D. W. Griffith[5].
  • The Cord of Life's genre is recorded as drama film[6].
  • The Cord of Life's genre is recorded as silent film[7].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Charles Inslee[8].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Marion Leonard[9].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as George M. Gebhardt[10].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Linda Arvidson[11].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Dorothy Bernard[12].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Clara T. Bracy[13].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as John R. Cumpson[14].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Charles K. French[15].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Charles Gorman[16].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Guy Hedlund[17].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Anita Hendrie[18].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Arthur V. Johnson[19].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Florence Lawrence[20].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Gertrude Robinson[21].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Mack Sennett[22].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Harry Solter[23].
  • The Cord of Life's cast member is recorded as Dorothy West[24].
  • The Cord of Life's producer is recorded as Edwin Stanton Porter[25].
  • The Cord of Life's production company is recorded as Biograph Company[26].
  • The Cord of Life's director of photography is recorded as Billy Bitzer[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Cord of Life's producer is recorded as Edwin Stanton Porter[25]. Its director is recorded as D. W. Griffith[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as D. W. Griffith[5]. Cast members include Charles Inslee[8], Marion Leonard[9], George M. Gebhardt[10], Linda Arvidson[11], Dorothy Bernard[12], and Clara T. Bracy[13].

Publication

The Cord of Life's publication date is recorded as +1909-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Genres include drama film[6] and silent film[7].

Why It Matters

The Cord of Life ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

Related Entities

D. W. Griffith Edwin Stanton Porter Florence Lawrence Mack Sennett public domain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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