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The Helping Hand

1908 film
Movie short_film Q3521237
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Summary

The Helping Hand is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: D. W. Griffith[3]
  • Screenwriter: D. W. Griffith[4]
  • Genre: drama film[5], silent film[6]
  • Cast member: Flora Finch[7], Linda Arvidson[8], George M. Gebhardt[9], Anita Hendrie[10], Florence Lawrence[11], Mack Sennett[12], Charles Avery[13], Robert Harron[14], Arthur V. Johnson[15], Marion Leonard[16], Herbert Miles[17], Tom Moore[18], Harry Solter[19], Charles Inslee[20]
  • Production company: Biograph Company[21]
  • Director of photography: Arthur Marvin[22]
  • Color: black-and-white[23]
  • Country of origin: United States[24]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1908[25]
  • Title: The Helping Hand[26]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[27]
  • Copyright status: public domain[28]
  • P14724: 55734025[29]

Why It Matters

The Helping Hand has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

D. W. Griffith Florence Lawrence Mack Sennett public domain United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → Biograph Company
    Publication date → +1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Production company → —
    Country of origin → United States
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14724: 55734025, Garance ID - Films with/by D.W. Griffith ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/34b473193ea|details]])"
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