The Vagabond
E148573
The Vagabond is a 1916 silent short film starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, blending comedy and pathos in a story about a wandering violinist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Vagabond canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1287889 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Vagabond Context triple: [The Tramp, notableWork, The Vagabond]
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A.
The Wanderer
The Wanderer is an Old English elegiac poem reflecting on exile, loss, and the search for wisdom in a transient world.
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B.
The Wanderer
The Wanderer is a song by U2 featuring Johnny Cash, known for its sparse, electronic-infused sound and apocalyptic, spoken-word style vocals.
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C.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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D.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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E.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Vagabond Target entity description: The Vagabond is a 1916 silent short film starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, blending comedy and pathos in a story about a wandering violinist.
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A.
The Wanderer
The Wanderer is an Old English elegiac poem reflecting on exile, loss, and the search for wisdom in a transient world.
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B.
The Wanderer
The Wanderer is a song by U2 featuring Johnny Cash, known for its sparse, electronic-infused sound and apocalyptic, spoken-word style vocals.
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C.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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D.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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E.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ comedy-drama film ⓘ silent short film ⓘ |
| catalogedIn | filmographies of Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| distributor |
Mutual Film Corporation
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surface form:
Mutual Film
|
| eraOfProduction | 1910s ⓘ |
| featuresActor |
Albert Austin
ⓘ
Charlotte Mineau ⓘ Edna Purviance ⓘ Eric Campbell ⓘ Frank J. Coleman ⓘ Henry Bergman ⓘ James T. Kelley ⓘ John Rand ⓘ Leo White ⓘ Lloyd Bacon ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | The Tramp ⓘ |
| filmEra | silent era ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
melodrama
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slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasSetting | rural countryside ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences
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rescue and redemption ⓘ romantic love ⓘ vagabond life ⓘ |
| musicInstrumentFeatured | violin ⓘ |
| notableFor | blending comedy and pathos ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| partOf |
Charlie Chaplin Mutual comedies
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surface form:
Charlie Chaplin Mutual Film series
|
| plotSummary | A wandering violinist rescues a girl from a gypsy camp and falls in love with her. ⓘ |
| producer | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Lone Star Corporation ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1916-07-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 24 ⓘ |
| starring | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| starsAs | Charlie Chaplin as the Tramp ⓘ |
| writer | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Vagabond Description of subject: The Vagabond is a 1916 silent short film starring Charlie Chaplin as his iconic Tramp character, blending comedy and pathos in a story about a wandering violinist.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.