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The Ruling Passion

1911 film by D. W. Griffith
Movie short_film Q3989101
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The Ruling Passion

Summary

The Ruling Passion is a short film[1].

Key Facts

  • The Ruling Passion's instance of is recorded as short film[2].
  • The Ruling Passion was directed by D. W. Griffith[3].
  • Wilfred Lucas wrote the screenplay for The Ruling Passion[4].
  • The Ruling Passion's genre is silent film[5].
  • The Ruling Passion's genre is drama film[6].
  • A cast member of The Ruling Passion was Wilfred Lucas[7].
  • A cast member of The Ruling Passion was Claire McDowell[8].
  • A cast member of The Ruling Passion was Edwin August[9].
  • A cast member of The Ruling Passion was Kate Bruce[10].
  • A cast member of The Ruling Passion was Gladys Egan[11].
  • A cast member of The Ruling Passion was Frank Evans[12].
  • A cast member of The Ruling Passion was Guy Hedlund[13].
  • A cast member of The Ruling Passion was Jeanie MacPherson[14].
  • A cast member of The Ruling Passion was George Nichols[15].
  • A cast member of The Ruling Passion was Kate Toncray[16].
  • The Ruling Passion's production company is recorded as Biograph Company[17].
  • The Ruling Passion's director of photography is recorded as Billy Bitzer[18].
  • The Ruling Passion's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • The Ruling Passion's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • The Ruling Passion was released on January 1, 1911[21].
  • The Ruling Passion's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+18'}[22].
  • The Ruling Passion's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[23].
  • The Ruling Passion's copyright status is recorded as public domain[24].
  • The Ruling Passion's P14724 is recorded as 52055053[25].

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Authorship and Creation

The Ruling Passion was directed by D. W. Griffith[3]. Wilfred Lucas wrote the screenplay for it[4]. Cast members include Wilfred Lucas[7], Claire McDowell[8], Edwin August[9], Kate Bruce[10], Gladys Egan[11], and Frank Evans[12].

Publication

The Ruling Passion was released on January 1, 1911[21]. Genres include silent film[5] and drama film[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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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. 3d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 2
    Wikipedia languages → ['it', 'pt']
    P14724 → 52055053
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 52055053, Garance ID - Films with/by D.W. Griffith ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/34b473193ea|details]])"
  2. 21w ago · Josh404Bot bot · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → short film
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 4:3
    Kinobox film id → 140210
    Čsfd film id → 3802
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4947]]: 1690599, Add TMDb movie ID claim via associated IMDb ID"
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