The Scarecrow

1920 silent film directed by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton
Movie short_film Q1057612
The Scarecrow
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The Scarecrow

Summary

The Scarecrow is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Scarecrow's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Scarecrow was directed by Edward F. Cline[4].
  • The Scarecrow was directed by Buster Keaton[5].
  • Edward F. Cline wrote the screenplay for The Scarecrow[6].
  • Buster Keaton wrote the screenplay for The Scarecrow[7].
  • The Scarecrow's genre is silent film[8].
  • The Scarecrow's genre is comedy film[9].
  • A cast member of The Scarecrow was Buster Keaton[10].
  • A cast member of The Scarecrow was Sybil Seely[11].
  • A cast member of The Scarecrow was Joe Keaton[12].
  • A cast member of The Scarecrow was Joe Roberts[13].
  • A cast member of The Scarecrow was Al St. John[14].
  • A cast member of The Scarecrow was Edward F. Cline[15].
  • The Scarecrow was produced by Joseph M. Schenck[16].
  • The Scarecrow's director of photography is recorded as Elgin Lessley[17].
  • The original language of The Scarecrow was English[18].
  • The Scarecrow's Commons category is recorded as The Scarecrow (1920 film)[19].
  • The Scarecrow's color is recorded as black-and-white[20].
  • The Scarecrow's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • The Scarecrow was published on January 1, 1920[22].
  • The Scarecrow was published on November 7, 1920[23].
  • The Scarecrow was released on December 9, 1920[24].
  • The Scarecrow was published on December 22, 1920[25].
  • The Scarecrow's distributed by is recorded as Metro Pictures[26].
  • The Scarecrow's film editor is recorded as Buster Keaton[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Scarecrow was produced by Joseph M. Schenck[16]. Directors include Edward F. Cline[4] and Buster Keaton[5]. Screenwriters include Edward F. Cline[6] and Buster Keaton[7]. Cast members include Buster Keaton[10], Sybil Seely[11], Joe Keaton[12], Joe Roberts[13], Al St. John[14], and Edward F. Cline[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1920[22], November 7, 1920[23], December 9, 1920[24], and December 22, 1920[25]. The original language of The Scarecrow was English[18]. Genres include silent film[8] and comedy film[9].

Why It Matters

The Scarecrow ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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.
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  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] . explore.bfi.org.uk. explore.bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Producer Joseph M. Schenck
    Publication date +1920-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1920-11-07T00:00:00Z, +1920-12-09T00:00:00Z +1
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