The Scarecrow

1920 silent film directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton
Movie short_film Q1057612
The Scarecrow
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The Scarecrow

Summary

The Scarecrow is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Scarecrow's video is recorded as The Scarecrow (Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, 1920).webm[3].
  • The Scarecrow's image is recorded as THE SCARECROW (1920) advertisement.jpg[4].
  • The Scarecrow's instance of is recorded as short film[5].
  • The Scarecrow's director is recorded as Edward F. Cline[6].
  • The Scarecrow's director is recorded as Buster Keaton[7].
  • The Scarecrow's screenwriter is recorded as Edward F. Cline[8].
  • The Scarecrow's screenwriter is recorded as Buster Keaton[9].
  • The Scarecrow's genre is recorded as silent film[10].
  • The Scarecrow's genre is recorded as comedy film[11].
  • The Scarecrow's cast member is recorded as Buster Keaton[12].
  • The Scarecrow's cast member is recorded as Sybil Seely[13].
  • The Scarecrow's cast member is recorded as Joe Keaton[14].
  • The Scarecrow's cast member is recorded as Joe Roberts[15].
  • The Scarecrow's cast member is recorded as Al St. John[16].
  • The Scarecrow's cast member is recorded as Edward F. Cline[17].
  • The Scarecrow's producer is recorded as Joseph M. Schenck[18].
  • The Scarecrow's director of photography is recorded as Elgin Lessley[19].
  • The Scarecrow's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0011656[20].
  • The Scarecrow's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21].
  • The Scarecrow's Commons category is recorded as The Scarecrow (1920 film)[22].
  • The Scarecrow's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • The Scarecrow's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The Scarecrow's publication date is recorded as +1920-01-01T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Scarecrow's publication date is recorded as +1920-11-07T00:00:00Z[26].
  • The Scarecrow's publication date is recorded as +1920-12-09T00:00:00Z[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Scarecrow's producer is recorded as Joseph M. Schenck[18]. Directors include Edward F. Cline[6] and Buster Keaton[7]. Screenwriters include Edward F. Cline[8] and Buster Keaton[9]. Cast members include Buster Keaton[12], Sybil Seely[13], Joe Keaton[14], Joe Roberts[15], Al St. John[16], and Edward F. Cline[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1920-01-01T00:00:00Z[25], +1920-11-07T00:00:00Z[26], +1920-12-09T00:00:00Z[27], and +1920-12-22T00:00:00Z[28]. The Scarecrow's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[21]. Genres include silent film[10] and comedy film[11].

Why It Matters

The Scarecrow ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . explore.bfi.org.uk. explore.bfi.org.uk. Provenance: 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] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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