The Dying Detective

1921 film by Maurice Elvey
Movie short_film Q7731282
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The Dying Detective

Summary

The Dying Detective is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dying Detective's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Dying Detective's director is recorded as Maurice Elvey[4].
  • The Dying Detective's screenwriter is recorded as William J. Elliott[5].
  • The Dying Detective's genre is recorded as silent film[6].
  • The Dying Detective's genre is recorded as crime film[7].
  • The Dying Detective's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Dying Detective's based on is recorded as The Adventure of the Dying Detective[9].
  • The Dying Detective's cast member is recorded as Eille Norwood[10].
  • The Dying Detective's cast member is recorded as Hubert Willis[11].
  • The Dying Detective's cast member is recorded as Cecil Humphreys[12].
  • The Dying Detective's cast member is recorded as Joseph Tozer[13].
  • The Dying Detective's producer is recorded as Oswald Stoll[14].
  • The Dying Detective's production company is recorded as Stoll Pictures[15].
  • The Dying Detective's director of photography is recorded as Germain Burger[16].
  • The Dying Detective's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0201580[17].
  • The Dying Detective's color is recorded as black-and-white[18].
  • The Dying Detective's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 780826[19].
  • The Dying Detective's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[20].
  • The Dying Detective's publication date is recorded as +1921-04-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • The Dying Detective's publication date is recorded as +1922-06-25T00:00:00Z[22].
  • The Dying Detective's publication date is recorded as +1922-10-19T00:00:00Z[23].
  • The Dying Detective's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kfzl1m[24].
  • The Dying Detective's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Dying Detective'}[25].
  • The Dying Detective's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+28'}[26].
  • The Dying Detective's Elonet movie ID is recorded as 1528113[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Dying Detective's producer is recorded as Oswald Stoll[14]. Its director is recorded as Maurice Elvey[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as William J. Elliott[5]. Cast members include Eille Norwood[10], Hubert Willis[11], Cecil Humphreys[12], and Joseph Tozer[13].

Publication

Publication dates include +1921-04-00T00:00:00Z[21], +1922-06-25T00:00:00Z[22], and +1922-10-19T00:00:00Z[23]. Genres include silent film[6], crime film[7], and drama film[8].

Why It Matters

The Dying Detective ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  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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MLA “The Dying Detective.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-dying-detective.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-dying-detective_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Dying Detective}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-dying-detective}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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