The Poor Simp

1920 film directed by Victor Heerman
Movie silent_film Q63924304
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The Poor Simp

Summary

The Poor Simp is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Poor Simp's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • The Poor Simp was directed by Victor Heerman[4].
  • Sarah Y. Mason wrote the screenplay for The Poor Simp[5].
  • J. Shakespeare Sap wrote the screenplay for The Poor Simp[6].
  • The Poor Simp's genre is silent film[7].
  • The Poor Simp's genre is comedy film[8].
  • A cast member of The Poor Simp was Owen Moore[9].
  • A cast member of The Poor Simp was Nell Craig[10].
  • A cast member of The Poor Simp was Harry L. Rattenberry[11].
  • A cast member of The Poor Simp was Vera Lewis[12].
  • A cast member of The Poor Simp was Herbert Prior[13].
  • A cast member of The Poor Simp was Tom Kennedy[14].
  • The Poor Simp's production company is recorded as Selznick Pictures[15].
  • The Poor Simp's director of photography is recorded as Merritt B. Gerstad[16].
  • The Poor Simp's director of photography is recorded as Glen MacWilliams[17].
  • The Poor Simp's Commons category is recorded as The Poor Simp[18].
  • The Poor Simp's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • The Poor Simp's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • The Poor Simp was released on August 20, 1920[21].
  • The Poor Simp's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Poor Simp'}[22].
  • The Poor Simp's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}[23].
  • The Poor Simp's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].

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Authorship and Creation

The Poor Simp was directed by Victor Heerman[4]. Screenwriters include Sarah Y. Mason[5] and J. Shakespeare Sap[6]. Cast members include Owen Moore[9], Nell Craig[10], Harry L. Rattenberry[11], Vera Lewis[12], Herbert Prior[13], and Tom Kennedy[14].

Publication

The Poor Simp was released on August 20, 1920[21]. Genres include silent film[7] and comedy film[8].

Why It Matters

The Poor Simp ranks in the top 10% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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] . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color black-and-white
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}
    Instance of silent film
    Production company Selznick Pictures
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 188808, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269272|batch #269272]]"
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