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The Devil's Needle

1916 film by Chester Withey
Movie film Q3986606
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The Devil's Needle

Summary

The Devil's Needle is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Devil's Needle's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Devil's Needle was directed by Chester Withey[4].
  • Chester Withey wrote the screenplay for The Devil's Needle[5].
  • The Devil's Needle's genre is drama film[6].
  • The Devil's Needle's genre is silent film[7].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Needle was Norma Talmadge[8].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Needle was Tully Marshall[9].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Needle was Marguerite Marsh[10].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Needle was Frederick A. Turner[11].
  • A cast member of The Devil's Needle was Monte Blue[12].
  • The Devil's Needle's color is recorded as black-and-white[13].
  • The Devil's Needle's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Devil's Needle was released on January 1, 1916[15].
  • The Devil's Needle's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "The Devil's Needle"}[16].
  • The Devil's Needle's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[17].
  • The Devil's Needle's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].
  • The Devil's Needle's P14449 is recorded as 145962[19].
  • The Devil's Needle's P14724 is recorded as 8127370[20].

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Authorship and Creation

The Devil's Needle was directed by Chester Withey[4]. Chester Withey wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Norma Talmadge[8], Tully Marshall[9], Marguerite Marsh[10], Frederick A. Turner[11], and Monte Blue[12].

Publication

The Devil's Needle was published on January 1, 1916[15]. Genres include drama film[6] and silent film[7].

Why It Matters

The Devil's Needle ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

film Norma Talmadge 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 10
    Wikipedia languages → ['cy', 'da', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'ht', 'id', 'it', 'no', 'uz']
    P14724 → 8127370
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 8127370, Garance ID - Films with/by D.W. Griffith ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/f798a068ab3|details]])"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 191498
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 191498, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 145962
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
  4. 20w ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → film
    Publication date → —
    Genre → drama film, silent film
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P724]]: silent-the-devils-needle, #quickstatements; WikiFlix C3: from IA curated collection; invoked by wikiflix"
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