The Sinister Urge

1960 film by Ed Wood
Movie film Q3001953
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The Sinister Urge

Summary

The Sinister Urge is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sinister Urge's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Sinister Urge was directed by Ed Wood[4].
  • Ed Wood wrote the screenplay for The Sinister Urge[5].
  • The Sinister Urge's composer is recorded as Manuel Francisco[6].
  • The Sinister Urge's genre is crime film[7].
  • The Sinister Urge's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of The Sinister Urge was Kenne Duncan[9].
  • A cast member of The Sinister Urge was Duke Moore[10].
  • A cast member of The Sinister Urge was Carl Anthony[11].
  • A cast member of The Sinister Urge was Harvey B. Dunn[12].
  • A cast member of The Sinister Urge was Reed Howes[13].
  • A cast member of The Sinister Urge was Conrad Brooks[14].
  • A cast member of The Sinister Urge was Ed Wood[15].
  • The Sinister Urge was produced by Ed Wood[16].
  • The Sinister Urge's director of photography is recorded as William C. Thompson[17].
  • The original language of The Sinister Urge was English[18].
  • The Sinister Urge's color is recorded as black-and-white[19].
  • The Sinister Urge's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • The Sinister Urge was published on January 1, 1960[21].
  • The Sinister Urge's narrative location is recorded as Los Angeles[22].
  • The Sinister Urge's main subject is serial killer[23].
  • The Sinister Urge's title is recorded as The Sinister Urge[24].
  • The Sinister Urge's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+72'}[25].
  • The Sinister Urge's P14449 is recorded as 173065[26].
  • The Sinister Urge's P14821 is recorded as 55452[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Sinister Urge was produced by Ed Wood[16]. It was directed by Ed Wood[4]. Ed Wood wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Kenne Duncan[9], Duke Moore[10], Carl Anthony[11], Harvey B. Dunn[12], Reed Howes[13], and Conrad Brooks[14].

Publication

The Sinister Urge was published on January 1, 1960[21]. The original language of it was English[18]. Genres include crime film[7] and drama film[8].

Subject and Themes

The Sinister Urge's main subject is serial killer[23].

Why It Matters

The Sinister Urge ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (306 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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 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 · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 55452
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 55452, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 95928
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 95928, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269267|batch #269267]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → serial killer
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 173065
    Producer → Ed Wood
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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