The Chinese Parrot

1927 film by Paul Leni
Movie film Q7722568
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Summary

The Chinese Parrot is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Chinese Parrot's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Chinese Parrot was directed by Paul Leni[4].
  • J. Grubb Alexander wrote the screenplay for The Chinese Parrot[5].
  • The Chinese Parrot's genre is mystery film[6].
  • The Chinese Parrot's genre is silent film[7].
  • The Chinese Parrot's genre is crime film[8].
  • A cast member of The Chinese Parrot was Marian Nixon[9].
  • A cast member of The Chinese Parrot was Florence Turner[10].
  • A cast member of The Chinese Parrot was Hobart Bosworth[11].
  • The Chinese Parrot's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[12].
  • The Chinese Parrot's director of photography is recorded as Benjamin H. Kline[13].
  • The original language of The Chinese Parrot was English[14].
  • The Chinese Parrot's color is recorded as black-and-white[15].
  • The Chinese Parrot's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • The Chinese Parrot was released on January 1, 1927[17].
  • The Chinese Parrot's distributed by is recorded as Universal Pictures[18].
  • The Chinese Parrot's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Chinese Parrot'}[19].
  • The Chinese Parrot's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[20].
  • The Chinese Parrot's state of transmission is recorded as lost[21].

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Authorship and Creation

The Chinese Parrot was directed by Paul Leni[4]. J. Grubb Alexander wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Marian Nixon[9], Florence Turner[10], and Hobart Bosworth[11].

Publication

The Chinese Parrot was published on January 1, 1927[17]. The original language of it was English[14]. Genres include mystery film[6], silent film[7], and crime film[8].

Why It Matters

The Chinese Parrot ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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] ↑ . Retrieved . 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.

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 ↗
    Moviepilot.de film id → der-chinesenpapagei
    Filmaffinity film id → 484797
    Filmová databáze film id → 183191
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  2. 8w ago · Davidultra · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director of photography → Benjamin H. Kline
    Cast member → Marian Nixon, Florence Turner, Hobart Bosworth
    Color → black-and-white
    Country of origin → United States
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14449: 329229"
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