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Colonel Newcombe, the Perfect Gentleman

1920 film by Fred Goodwins

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ5148157 ↗
Source-derived summary

Colonel Newcome (or Colonel Newcome, the Perfect Gentleman) is a 1920 British silent historical drama film directed by Fred Goodwins and starring Milton Rosmer, Joyce Carey and Temple Bell. It was based on the 1854-55 novel The Newcomes by William Makepeace Thackeray.

Cast

Milton Rosmer as B. Newcombe

Joyce Carey as Rose

Temple Bell as Ethel Newcome

Louis Willoughby as Newcombe

May Whitty as Mrs.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Colonel Newcombe, the Perfect Gentleman” as 1920 film by Fred Goodwins. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful identification and reception guide that helps separate the work itself from editions, performances, ownership and later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1920, 1854—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1920-01-01. The account is most persuasive where Colonel, Newcombe and Perfect can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 1920 film by Fred Goodwins. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5148157. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1920 and 1854.

Critical limits

Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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This entry incorporates text from “Colonel Newcombe, the Perfect Gentleman” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.