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The Dragon Painter

1919 film directed by William Worthington
Movie silent_film Q331102
The Dragon Painter
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The Dragon Painter

Summary

The Dragon Painter is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dragon Painter's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • The Dragon Painter was directed by William Worthington[4].
  • Richard Schayer wrote the screenplay for The Dragon Painter[5].
  • The Dragon Painter's composer is recorded as Mark Izu[6].
  • The Dragon Painter's genre is silent film[7].
  • The Dragon Painter's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Dragon Painter's genre is romance film[9].
  • The Dragon Painter's based on is recorded as The Dragon Painter[10].
  • A cast member of The Dragon Painter was Sessue Hayakawa[11].
  • A cast member of The Dragon Painter was Tsuru Aoki[12].
  • A cast member of The Dragon Painter was Edward Peil[13].
  • The Dragon Painter's director of photography is recorded as Frank D. Williams[14].
  • The Dragon Painter is part of National Film Registry[15].
  • The Dragon Painter's Commons category is recorded as The Dragon Painter[16].
  • The Dragon Painter was distributed by video on demand[17].
  • The Dragon Painter's color is recorded as black-and-white[18].
  • The Dragon Painter's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • The Dragon Painter was released on January 1, 1919[20].
  • The Dragon Painter's distributed by is recorded as Film Booking Offices of America[21].
  • The Dragon Painter's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[22].
  • The Dragon Painter's filming location is recorded as California[23].
  • The Dragon Painter's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Dragon Painter'}[24].
  • The Dragon Painter's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}[25].
  • The Dragon Painter's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[26].
  • The Dragon Painter's copyright status is recorded as public domain[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Dragon Painter was directed by William Worthington[4]. Richard Schayer wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Sessue Hayakawa[11], Tsuru Aoki[12], and Edward Peil[13].

Publication

The Dragon Painter was released on January 1, 1919[20]. Genres include silent film[7], drama film[8], and romance film[9]. It is part of National Film Registry[15]. It was distributed by video on demand[17].

Why It Matters

The Dragon Painter ranks in the top 7% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

California Netflix public domain Sessue Hayakawa 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] ↑ . Retrieved . 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] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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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. 13d ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → silent film
    Internet archive id → silent-the-dragon-painter
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P724]]: silent-the-dragon-painter, #quickstatements; WikiFlix C3: from IA curated collection; invoked by wikiflix"
  2. 18d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, Edward Peil
    Director → William Worthington
    Director of photography → Frank D. Williams
    Based on → The Dragon Painter
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P161]]: [[Q74178347]], import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
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