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The Flashlight

1917 film by Ida May Park
Movie film Q7734380
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The Flashlight

Summary

The Flashlight is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Flashlight's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Flashlight was directed by Ida May Park[4].
  • The Flashlight's genre is silent film[5].
  • The Flashlight's genre is drama film[6].
  • A cast member of The Flashlight was Lon Chaney[7].
  • A cast member of The Flashlight was Dorothy Phillips[8].
  • The Flashlight's color is recorded as black-and-white[9].
  • The Flashlight's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Flashlight was published on January 1, 1917[11].
  • The Flashlight's distributed by is recorded as Universal Pictures[12].
  • The Flashlight's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Flashlight'}[13].
  • The Flashlight's copyright status is recorded as public domain[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Flashlight was directed by Ida May Park[4]. Cast members include Lon Chaney[7] and Dorothy Phillips[8].

Publication

The Flashlight was released on January 1, 1917[11]. Genres include silent film[5] and drama film[6].

Why It Matters

The Flashlight ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

film Lon Chaney 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] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Instance of → film
    Genre → silent film, drama film
    Cast member → Lon Chaney, Dorothy Phillips
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 190725, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
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