The Fireman

1916 film directed by Charlie Chaplin
Movie short_film Q2294948
The Fireman
©1916 Mutual Film Corporation · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Fireman

Summary

The Fireman is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fireman's video is recorded as The Fireman (1916) by Charlie Chaplin.webm[3].
  • The Fireman's image is recorded as The Fireman (poster).jpg[4].
  • The Fireman's instance of is recorded as short film[5].
  • The Fireman's director is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[6].
  • The Fireman's screenwriter is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[7].
  • The Fireman's genre is recorded as comedy film[8].
  • The Fireman's genre is recorded as silent film[9].
  • The Fireman's cast member is recorded as Edna Purviance[10].
  • The Fireman's cast member is recorded as Lloyd Bacon[11].
  • The Fireman's cast member is recorded as Eric Campbell[12].
  • The Fireman's cast member is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[13].
  • The Fireman's cast member is recorded as Leo White[14].
  • The Fireman's cast member is recorded as Albert Austin[15].
  • The Fireman's cast member is recorded as Henry Bergman[16].
  • The Fireman's cast member is recorded as James T. Kelley[17].
  • The Fireman's cast member is recorded as John Rand[18].
  • The Fireman's producer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[19].
  • The Fireman's production company is recorded as Mutual Film Corporation[20].
  • The Fireman's director of photography is recorded as William C. Foster[21].
  • The Fireman's director of photography is recorded as Roland Totheroh[22].
  • The Fireman's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0006684[23].
  • The Fireman's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24].
  • The Fireman's Commons category is recorded as The Fireman (1916 film)[25].
  • The Fireman's color is recorded as black-and-white[26].
  • The Fireman's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 919056[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Fireman's producer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[19]. Its director is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[7]. Cast members include Edna Purviance[10], Lloyd Bacon[11], Eric Campbell[12], Charlie Chaplin[13], Leo White[14], and Albert Austin[15].

Publication

The Fireman's publication date is recorded as +1916-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24]. Genres include comedy film[8] and silent film[9].

Why It Matters

The Fireman ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: 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.
  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.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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