The Man Who Paid

1922 film by Oscar Apfel
Movie film Q3988190
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Summary

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

Key Facts

  • The Man Who Paid's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Man Who Paid was directed by Oscar Apfel[4].
  • The Man Who Paid's genre is silent film[5].
  • The Man Who Paid's genre is drama film[6].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Paid was Norma Shearer[7].
  • A cast member of The Man Who Paid was Oscar Apfel[8].
  • The Man Who Paid was produced by Oscar Apfel[9].
  • The Man Who Paid's color is recorded as black-and-white[10].
  • The Man Who Paid's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Man Who Paid was released on January 1, 1922[12].
  • The Man Who Paid's title is recorded as The Man Who Paid[13].
  • The Man Who Paid's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}[14].
  • The Man Who Paid's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[15].
  • The Man Who Paid's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].

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Authorship and Creation

The Man Who Paid was produced by Oscar Apfel[9]. It was directed by Oscar Apfel[4]. Cast members include Norma Shearer[7] and Oscar Apfel[8].

Publication

The Man Who Paid was published on January 1, 1922[12]. Genres include silent film[5] and drama film[6].

Why It Matters

The Man Who Paid ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Eidr content id → 10.5240/2073-8C83-492B-B4F8-7EA5-N
    Duration → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7727', 'amount': '
    Instance of → film
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 187248, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
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