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The Telltale Knife

1914 film by Tom Mix
Movie short_film Q3522958
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Summary

The Telltale Knife is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Tom Mix[3]
  • Genre: Western film[4], silent film[5]
  • Cast member: Tom Mix[6], Goldie Colwell[7], Hoot Gibson[8], Leo D. Maloney[9]
  • Producer: William Nicholas Selig[10]
  • Production company: Selig Polyscope Company[11]
  • Commons category: The Telltale Knife[12]
  • Color: black-and-white[13]
  • Country of origin: United States[14]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1914[15]
  • Title: The Telltale Knife[16]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[17]
  • Copyright status: public domain[18]

Why It Matters

The Telltale Knife is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

public domain Tom Mix United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . 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 · WFinch · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 1914 film by Tom Mix
    Production company → Selig Polyscope Company
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Production company: Selig Polyscope Company"
  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Instance of → short film
    Genre → Western film, silent film
    Cast member → Tom Mix, Goldie Colwell, Hoot Gibson +1
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 144252, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
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