The Foundling

1916 film by John B. O'Brien
Movie film Q500365
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The Foundling

Summary

The Foundling is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Foundling's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Foundling was directed by John B. O'Brien[4].
  • Frances Marion wrote the screenplay for The Foundling[5].
  • The Foundling's genre is drama film[6].
  • The Foundling's genre is silent film[7].
  • A cast member of The Foundling was Mary Pickford[8].
  • A cast member of The Foundling was James Kirkwood[9].
  • A cast member of The Foundling was Marcia Harris[10].
  • The Foundling was produced by Mary Pickford[11].
  • The Foundling's color is recorded as black-and-white[12].
  • The Foundling's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • The Foundling was published on January 1, 1916[14].
  • The Foundling's distributed by is recorded as Paramount Pictures[15].
  • The Foundling's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Foundling'}[16].
  • The Foundling's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[17].
  • The Foundling's production designer is recorded as Jack Holden[18].
  • The Foundling's copyright status is recorded as public domain[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Foundling was produced by Mary Pickford[11]. It was directed by John B. O'Brien[4]. Frances Marion wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Mary Pickford[8], James Kirkwood[9], and Marcia Harris[10].

Publication

The Foundling was published on January 1, 1916[14]. Genres include drama film[6] and silent film[7].

Why It Matters

The Foundling ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Producer → Mary Pickford
    Filmová databáze film id → 191574
    Distributed by → Paramount Pictures
    Instance of → film
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 191574, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
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