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The Branding Iron

1920 film by Reginald Barker
Movie silent_film Q16679458
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Summary

The Branding Iron is a silent film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Branding Iron's instance of is recorded as silent film[3].
  • The Branding Iron was directed by Reginald Barker[4].
  • The Branding Iron's genre is silent film[5].
  • The Branding Iron's genre is drama film[6].
  • The Branding Iron's genre is Western film[7].
  • A cast member of The Branding Iron was Barbara Castleton[8].
  • A cast member of The Branding Iron was James Kirkwood[9].
  • A cast member of The Branding Iron was Richard Tucker[10].
  • A cast member of The Branding Iron was Russell Simpson[11].
  • The Branding Iron was produced by Samuel Goldwyn[12].
  • The Branding Iron's Commons category is recorded as The Branding Iron[13].
  • The Branding Iron's color is recorded as black-and-white[14].
  • The Branding Iron's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • The Branding Iron was released on November 1920[16].
  • The Branding Iron's distributed by is recorded as Goldwyn Pictures[17].
  • The Branding Iron's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Branding Iron'}[18].
  • The Branding Iron's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+70'}[19].
  • The Branding Iron's copyright status is recorded as public domain[20].
  • The Branding Iron's state of transmission is recorded as lost[21].

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Authorship and Creation

The Branding Iron was produced by Samuel Goldwyn[12]. It was directed by Reginald Barker[4]. Cast members include Barbara Castleton[8], James Kirkwood[9], Richard Tucker[10], and Russell Simpson[11].

Publication

The Branding Iron was released on November 1920[16]. Genres include silent film[5], drama film[6], and Western film[7].

Why It Matters

The Branding Iron ranks in the top 9% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

public domain Samuel Goldwyn 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] ↑ . silenthollywood.com. Retrieved . silenthollywood.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . 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. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+70'}
    Instance of → silent film
    Genre → silent film, drama film, Western film
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 188378, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269270|batch #269270]]"
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