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Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor

1914 silent short film directed by Tom Mix
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Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor

Summary

Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor is a short film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor's instance of is recorded as silent film[4].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor was directed by Tom Mix[5].
  • Tom Mix wrote the screenplay for Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor[6].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor's genre is silent film[7].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor's genre is short film[8].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor's genre is Western film[9].
  • A cast member of Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor was Tom Mix[10].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor was produced by William Nicholas Selig[11].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor's color is recorded as black-and-white[12].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor's country of origin is recorded as United States[13].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor was released on October 27, 1914[14].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor'}[15].
  • Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[16].

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Authorship and Creation

Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor was produced by William Nicholas Selig[11]. It was directed by Tom Mix[5]. Tom Mix wrote the screenplay for it[6]. A cast member of it was Tom Mix[10].

Publication

Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor was published on October 27, 1914[14]. Genres include silent film[7], short film[8], and Western film[9].

Why It Matters

Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Tom Mix United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Instance of → short film, silent film
    Screenwriter → Tom Mix
    Genre → silent film, short film, Western film
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 144251, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269270|batch #269270]]"
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