The Great Gabbo

1929 film directed by James Cruze and Erich von Stroheim
Movie film Q3794287
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The Great Gabbo

Summary

The Great Gabbo is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Great Gabbo is the creator of James Cruze[3].
  • The Great Gabbo's video is recorded as The Great Gabbo (1929).webm[4].
  • The Great Gabbo's video is recorded as The Great Gabbo (1929) by James Cruze.webm[5].
  • The Great Gabbo's image is recorded as The Great Gabbo (1929).png[6].
  • The Great Gabbo's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • The Great Gabbo's director is recorded as James Cruze[8].
  • The Great Gabbo's director is recorded as Erich von Stroheim[9].
  • The Great Gabbo's screenwriter is recorded as Hugh Herbert[10].
  • The Great Gabbo's composer is recorded as Howard Jackson[11].
  • The Great Gabbo's genre is recorded as musical film[12].
  • The Great Gabbo's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • The Great Gabbo's cast member is recorded as Erich von Stroheim[14].
  • The Great Gabbo's cast member is recorded as Betty Compson[15].
  • The Great Gabbo's cast member is recorded as Don Douglas[16].
  • The Great Gabbo's cast member is recorded as Marjorie Kane[17].
  • The Great Gabbo's producer is recorded as James Cruze[18].
  • The Great Gabbo's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[19].
  • The Great Gabbo's director of photography is recorded as Ira H. Morgan[20].
  • The Great Gabbo's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0019946[21].
  • The Great Gabbo's original language of film or TV show is recorded as German[22].
  • The Great Gabbo's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[23].
  • The Great Gabbo's Commons category is recorded as The Great Gabbo[24].
  • The Great Gabbo's color is recorded as black-and-white[25].
  • The Great Gabbo's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 360934[26].
  • The Great Gabbo's country of origin is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Great Gabbo's producer is recorded as James Cruze[18]. Directors include James Cruze[8] and Erich von Stroheim[9]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Hugh Herbert[10]. Cast members include Erich von Stroheim[14], Betty Compson[15], Don Douglas[16], and Marjorie Kane[17]. It is the creator of James Cruze[3].

Publication

Publication dates include +1929-01-01T00:00:00Z[28], +1929-09-12T00:00:00Z[29], +1930-04-21T00:00:00Z[30], and +1930-05-19T00:00:00Z[31]. Original languages include German[22] and English[23]. Genres include musical film[12] and drama film[13].

Why It Matters

The Great Gabbo ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . 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.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Ezrasam2 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Genre musical film, drama film
    Director James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim
    Producer James Cruze
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