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The Speed Kings

1913 film by Wilfred Lucas
Movie short_film Q1548298
The Speed Kings
Keystone Film Company · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Speed Kings

Summary

The Speed Kings is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Speed Kings's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Speed Kings was directed by Wilfred Lucas[4].
  • The Speed Kings's genre is silent film[5].
  • A cast member of The Speed Kings was Roscoe Arbuckle[6].
  • A cast member of The Speed Kings was Mabel Normand[7].
  • A cast member of The Speed Kings was Ford Sterling[8].
  • A cast member of The Speed Kings was Teddy Tetzlaff[9].
  • A cast member of The Speed Kings was Earl Cooper[10].
  • A cast member of The Speed Kings was Barney Oldfield[11].
  • The Speed Kings's production company is recorded as Keystone Studios[12].
  • The original language of The Speed Kings was English[13].
  • The Speed Kings's color is recorded as black-and-white[14].
  • The Speed Kings's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • The Speed Kings was released on January 1, 1913[16].
  • The Speed Kings's main subject is car[17].
  • The Speed Kings's title is recorded as The Speed Kings[18].
  • The Speed Kings's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+9'}[19].
  • The Speed Kings's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[20].
  • The Speed Kings's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].
  • The Speed Kings's P14449 is recorded as 278232[22].
  • The Speed Kings's P14821 is recorded as 3399[23].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Speed Kings was directed by Wilfred Lucas[4]. Cast members include Roscoe Arbuckle[6], Mabel Normand[7], Ford Sterling[8], Teddy Tetzlaff[9], Earl Cooper[10], and Barney Oldfield[11].

Publication

The Speed Kings was published on January 1, 1913[16]. The original language of it was English[13]. Its genre is silent film[5].

Subject and Themes

The Speed Kings's main subject is car[17].

Why It Matters

The Speed Kings ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Keystone Studios Mabel Normand public domain Roscoe Arbuckle United States

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 3399
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 3399, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → car
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 278232
    Publication date → +1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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