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The Spreading Dawn

1917 film by Laurence Trimble
Movie film Q3989437
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The Spreading Dawn

Summary

The Spreading Dawn is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Spreading Dawn's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Spreading Dawn was directed by Laurence Trimble[4].
  • Basil King wrote the screenplay for The Spreading Dawn[5].
  • The Spreading Dawn's genre is drama film[6].
  • The Spreading Dawn's genre is silent film[7].
  • A cast member of The Spreading Dawn was Jane Cowl[8].
  • A cast member of The Spreading Dawn was Henry Stephenson[9].
  • A cast member of The Spreading Dawn was Mabel Ballin[10].
  • The Spreading Dawn was produced by Samuel Goldwyn[11].
  • The Spreading Dawn's director of photography is recorded as Phil Rosen[12].
  • The Spreading Dawn's Commons category is recorded as The Spreading Dawn[13].
  • The Spreading Dawn's color is recorded as black-and-white[14].
  • The Spreading Dawn's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • The Spreading Dawn was released on January 1, 1917[16].
  • The Spreading Dawn's distributed by is recorded as Goldwyn Pictures[17].
  • The Spreading Dawn's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Spreading Dawn'}[18].
  • The Spreading Dawn's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}[19].
  • The Spreading Dawn's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[20].
  • The Spreading Dawn's production designer is recorded as Hugo Ballin[21].
  • The Spreading Dawn's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].
  • The Spreading Dawn's state of transmission is recorded as lost[23].

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Authorship and Creation

The Spreading Dawn was produced by Samuel Goldwyn[11]. It was directed by Laurence Trimble[4]. Basil King wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Jane Cowl[8], Henry Stephenson[9], and Mabel Ballin[10].

Publication

The Spreading Dawn was released on January 1, 1917[16]. Genres include drama film[6] and silent film[7].

Why It Matters

The Spreading Dawn ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

film public domain Samuel Goldwyn United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.

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  1. 27d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}
    Instance of → film
    Screenwriter → Basil King
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