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United States Smith

1928 film directed by Joseph Henabery

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ63565871 ↗
Source-derived summary

United States Smith is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Henabery and starring Eddie Gribbon, Lila Lee and Kenneth Harlan.

Cast

Eddie Gribbon as Sgt. Steve Riley

Lila Lee as Molly Malone

Mickey Bennett as Ugo

Kenneth Harlan as Cpl. Jim Sharkey

Earle Marsh as Danny

References

Bibliography

Richard L. Hemenez. The United States Marine Corps in Books and the Performing Arts. McFarland, 2001.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “United States Smith” as 1928 film directed by Joseph Henabery. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around United, States and Smith.

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—1928, 2001—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1928. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with United, States and Smith providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “United States Smith”, the useful work is to connect “1928 film directed by Joseph Henabery” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q63565871. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1928 and 2001.

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Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “United States Smith” 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.