The Very Idea
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The Very Idea is a 1920 American silent comedy film, now considered lost, that satirized contemporary notions of eugenics and scientific matchmaking.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Very Idea (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | stage play ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstRelease | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Lawrence C. Windom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Select Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era of American cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | silent ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Arthur Housman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Connelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Fitzroy NERFINISHED ⓘ George S. Trimble NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Dale NERFINISHED ⓘ Nellie Parker Spaulding NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostStatus | considered lost ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
critique of eugenics
ⓘ
romantic matchmaking ⓘ social satire of contemporary science ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| producer | Lewis J. Selznick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Selznick Pictures Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| satirizes |
eugenics
ⓘ
scientific matchmaking ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.