Don Juan (1926 film)
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Don Juan (1926 film) is a 1926 American silent romantic adventure film starring John Barrymore, notable for being the first feature-length film with a synchronized musical score and sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don Juan (1926 film) canonical | 8 |
| John Barrymore as Don Juan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Don Juan (1926 film) Context triple: [Vitaphone, firstFeatureFilm, Don Juan (1926 film)]
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La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogotá’s historic downtown neighborhood, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and many of the city’s main cultural and political landmarks.
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The Gaucho
The Gaucho is a 1927 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a dashing South American cowboy hero in a tale of romance, action, and redemption.
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Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino was a legendary Italian-born silent film actor and sex symbol of the 1920s, famed for roles in films like "The Sheik" and "Blood and Sand."
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The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro is a 1920 silent swashbuckler film that popularized the masked vigilante hero Zorro and helped establish Douglas Fairbanks as a major action star.
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E.
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a famous Los Angeles thoroughfare known for its historic connection to the film industry, nightlife, and iconic cultural landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Don Juan (1926 film) Target entity description: Don Juan (1926 film) is a 1926 American silent romantic adventure film starring John Barrymore, notable for being the first feature-length film with a synchronized musical score and sound effects using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system.
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A.
La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogotá’s historic downtown neighborhood, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and many of the city’s main cultural and political landmarks.
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B.
The Gaucho
The Gaucho is a 1927 silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks as a dashing South American cowboy hero in a tale of romance, action, and redemption.
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C.
Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino was a legendary Italian-born silent film actor and sex symbol of the 1920s, famed for roles in films like "The Sheik" and "Blood and Sand."
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D.
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro is a 1920 silent swashbuckler film that popularized the masked vigilante hero Zorro and helped establish Douglas Fairbanks as a major action star.
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E.
The Sheik
The Sheik is a 1921 silent romantic drama film that became one of Rudolph Valentino’s most iconic roles and a defining work of early Hollywood stardom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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feature-length film ⓘ romantic adventure film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1.33:1 ⓘ |
| basedOn | the legend of Don Juan ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Byron Haskin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Alan Crosland ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harold McCord ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live-action ⓘ |
| followedBy | When a Man Loves ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
adventure film
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romance film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMusic | synchronized musical score ⓘ |
| hasSoundEffects | synchronized sound effects ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
honor
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romantic relationships ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| isPartOf | early sound cinema ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Don Juan (1926 film)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
John Barrymore as Don Juan
|
| mainCharacter | Don Juan ⓘ |
| musicBy |
David Mendoza
ⓘ
William Axt ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first feature-length film with a synchronized musical score
ⓘ
being the first feature-length film with synchronized sound effects ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Sea Beast ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Warner Theatre, New York City ⓘ |
| producer |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| productionCompany |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| releaseDate | 1926-08-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | approximately 110 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Bess Meredyth ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| soundFormat | sound-on-disc system ⓘ |
| soundSystem | Vitaphone ⓘ |
| starring |
Estelle Taylor
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John Barrymore ⓘ Mary Astor ⓘ Warner Oland ⓘ |
| title | Don Juan ⓘ |
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