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The Hidden Witness

1918 film by George Melford
Movie film Q23900133
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Summary

The Hidden Witness is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hidden Witness's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Hidden Witness was directed by George Melford[4].
  • Beulah Marie Dix wrote the screenplay for The Hidden Witness[5].
  • The Hidden Witness's genre is silent film[6].
  • The Hidden Witness's genre is drama film[7].
  • A cast member of The Hidden Witness was Sessue Hayakawa[8].
  • The Hidden Witness was produced by Jesse Louis Lasky[9].
  • The Hidden Witness's Commons category is recorded as The Hidden Pearls[10].
  • The Hidden Witness's color is recorded as black-and-white[11].
  • The Hidden Witness's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Hidden Witness was released on 1918[13].
  • The Hidden Witness's distributed by is recorded as Famous Players-Lasky Corporation[14].
  • The Hidden Witness's narrative location is recorded as Hawaii[15].
  • The Hidden Witness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Hidden Pearls'}[16].
  • The Hidden Witness's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+50'}[17].
  • The Hidden Witness's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hidden Witness was produced by Jesse Louis Lasky[9]. It was directed by George Melford[4]. Beulah Marie Dix wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Sessue Hayakawa[8].

Publication

The Hidden Witness was released on 1918[13]. Genres include silent film[6] and drama film[7].

Why It Matters

The Hidden Witness ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

film Hawaii public domain Sessue Hayakawa United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}
    Instance of → film
    Screenwriter → Beulah Marie Dix
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 189962, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269271|batch #269271]]"
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