The Monster

1925 film by Roland West
Movie film Q7752078
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The Monster

Summary

The Monster is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Monster's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Monster was directed by Roland West[4].
  • Crane Wilbur wrote the screenplay for The Monster[5].
  • The Monster's genre is comedy horror[6].
  • The Monster's genre is silent film[7].
  • A cast member of The Monster was Lon Chaney[8].
  • A cast member of The Monster was Johnny Arthur[9].
  • A cast member of The Monster was Charles Sellon[10].
  • A cast member of The Monster was Ethel Wales[11].
  • A cast member of The Monster was Gertrude Olmstead[12].
  • A cast member of The Monster was Herbert Prior[13].
  • A cast member of The Monster was Matthew Betz[14].
  • A cast member of The Monster was Hallam Cooley[15].
  • The Monster's director of photography is recorded as Hal Mohr[16].
  • The Monster's Commons category is recorded as The Monster (1925 film)[17].
  • The Monster's color is recorded as black-and-white[18].
  • The Monster's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • The Monster was released on January 1, 1925[20].
  • The Monster's distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[21].
  • The Monster's title is recorded as The Monster[22].
  • The Monster's P14449 is recorded as 68899[23].
  • The Monster's P14462 is recorded as amzn1.dv.gti.85401818-56f2-4695-8192-580f6bb1d1c0[24].
  • The Monster's P14551 is recorded as the-monster[25].
  • The Monster's P14821 is recorded as 16123[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Monster was directed by Roland West[4]. Crane Wilbur wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Lon Chaney[8], Johnny Arthur[9], Charles Sellon[10], Ethel Wales[11], Gertrude Olmstead[12], and Herbert Prior[13].

Publication

The Monster was released on January 1, 1925[20]. Genres include comedy horror[6] and silent film[7].

Why It Matters

The Monster ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . 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.
  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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 16123
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 16123, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 65826
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 65826, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
  3. 13w ago · Reubot · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14462 → amzn1.dv.gti.85401818-56f2-4695-8192-580f6bb1d1c0
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14462]]: amzn1.dv.gti.85401818-56f2-4695-8192-580f6bb1d1c0, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259997|batch #259997]]"
  4. 14w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → the-monster
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14551]]: the-monster, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295967756|THE MONSTER (#295967756)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cinema ritro"
  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 68899
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  6. 20w ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Country of origin → —
    Director → Roland West
    Aliases → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P2047]]: 87±1 minute, #quickstatements; invoked by wikiflix"
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