When Men Desire

1919 film by J. Gordon Edwards
Movie film Q18210170
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When Men Desire

Summary

When Men Desire is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • When Men Desire's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • When Men Desire was directed by J. Gordon Edwards[4].
  • J. Searle Dawley wrote the screenplay for When Men Desire[5].
  • When Men Desire's genre is romance film[6].
  • When Men Desire's genre is silent film[7].
  • A cast member of When Men Desire was Theda Bara[8].
  • When Men Desire's director of photography is recorded as John W. Boyle[9].
  • When Men Desire's Commons category is recorded as When Men Desire[10].
  • When Men Desire's color is recorded as black-and-white[11].
  • When Men Desire's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • When Men Desire was released on January 1, 1919[13].
  • When Men Desire's distributed by is recorded as 20th Century Studios[14].
  • When Men Desire's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When Men Desire'}[15].
  • When Men Desire's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].
  • When Men Desire's state of transmission is recorded as lost[17].

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Authorship and Creation

When Men Desire was directed by J. Gordon Edwards[4]. J. Searle Dawley wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Theda Bara[8].

Publication

When Men Desire was published on January 1, 1919[13]. Genres include romance film[6] and silent film[7].

Why It Matters

When Men Desire ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color black-and-white
    Instance of film
    Screenwriter J. Searle Dawley
    Genre romance film, silent film
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 84107, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269270|batch #269270]]"
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