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The Kid

1921 film directed by Charlie Chaplin
Movie silent_film Q374172
The Kid
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The Kid

Summary

The Kid is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (686 views/month, #6 of 801).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Kid's video is recorded as The Kid (1921).webm[3].
  • The Kid's image is recorded as Chaplin The Kid.jpg[4].
  • The Kid's instance of is recorded as silent film[5].
  • The Kid's director is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[6].
  • The Kid's screenwriter is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[7].
  • The Kid's composer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[8].
  • The Kid's genre is recorded as comedy drama[9].
  • The Kid's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • The Kid's genre is recorded as silent film[11].
  • The Kid's genre is recorded as social comedy film[12].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Edna Purviance[13].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Jackie Coogan[14].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[15].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Henry Bergman[16].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Lita Grey[17].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Albert Austin[18].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Charles Reisner[19].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Frank Campeau[20].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Robert Gaillard[21].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Tom Wilson[22].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Granville Redmond[23].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Carl Miller[24].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Esther Ralston[25].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Raymond Lee[26].
  • The Kid's cast member is recorded as Edith Wilson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Kid's producer is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[28]. Its director is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Charlie Chaplin[7]. Cast members include Edna Purviance[13], Jackie Coogan[14], Charlie Chaplin[15], Henry Bergman[16], Lita Grey[17], and Albert Austin[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1921-01-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1921-01-16T00:00:00Z[30], +1921-01-21T00:00:00Z[31], +1921-01-30T00:00:00Z[32], and +1921-02-06T00:00:00Z[33]. The Kid's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[34]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[35]. Genres include comedy drama[9], drama film[10], silent film[11], and social comedy film[12]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[36].

Reception

Reviews include 8.6/10[37] and 100%[38].

Why It Matters

The Kid ranks in the top 0.75% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (686 views/month, #6 of 801).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Related Entities

Charlie Chaplin Edna Purviance Jackie Coogan Lita Grey Los Angeles Netflix 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . filmlexikon.uni-kiel.de. Retrieved . filmlexikon.uni-kiel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Chaplin: A Life. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . Chaplin: A Life. wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . 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. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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