Kipps (film, 1921)
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Kipps (film, 1921) is a British silent drama adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel "Kipps," depicting the social rise and romantic entanglements of a draper's apprentice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kipps (film, 1921) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1616550 — 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: Kipps (film, 1921) Context triple: [Kipps, hasAdaptation, Kipps (film, 1921)]
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A.
Pollyanna (1920 film)
Pollyanna (1920 film) is a silent drama starring Mary Pickford, adapted from Eleanor H. Porter's novel about an optimistic orphan who transforms the lives of those around her.
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B.
The King of Kings (1927 film)
The King of Kings (1927 film) is a silent biblical epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary is a 1941 American comedy film in the long-running Andy Hardy series, starring Mickey Rooney as the small-town teenager navigating romantic and family mishaps.
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D.
Kicks (film)
Kicks is a 2016 coming-of-age drama film that follows a teenage boy in Oakland whose quest to retrieve his stolen Air Jordans leads him into increasingly dangerous situations.
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E.
The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue is a 1959 compilation film in which Charlie Chaplin re-edited and scored several of his silent-era shorts for re-release with added sound and narration.
- 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: Kipps (film, 1921) Target entity description: Kipps (film, 1921) is a British silent drama adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel "Kipps," depicting the social rise and romantic entanglements of a draper's apprentice.
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A.
Pollyanna (1920 film)
Pollyanna (1920 film) is a silent drama starring Mary Pickford, adapted from Eleanor H. Porter's novel about an optimistic orphan who transforms the lives of those around her.
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B.
The King of Kings (1927 film)
The King of Kings (1927 film) is a silent biblical epic directed by Cecil B. DeMille that dramatizes the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary is a 1941 American comedy film in the long-running Andy Hardy series, starring Mickey Rooney as the small-town teenager navigating romantic and family mishaps.
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D.
Kicks (film)
Kicks is a 2016 coming-of-age drama film that follows a teenage boy in Oakland whose quest to retrieve his stolen Air Jordans leads him into increasingly dangerous situations.
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E.
The Chaplin Revue
The Chaplin Revue is a 1959 compilation film in which Charlie Chaplin re-edited and scored several of his silent-era shorts for re-release with added sound and narration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British film
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drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Kipps (stage adaptation)
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surface form:
Kipps (novel)
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| basedOn | Kipps ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
Herbert George Wells
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surface form:
H. G. Wells
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
life of a draper's apprentice
ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmIndustry | British film industry ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation | draper's apprentice ⓘ |
| hasGenre | drama ⓘ |
| hasSourceMaterialGenre | novel ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class differences
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romantic entanglements ⓘ social aspiration ⓘ |
| isAdaptationOfWorkBy |
Herbert George Wells
ⓘ
surface form:
H. G. Wells
|
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | England ⓘ |
| productionType | feature film ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| title | Kipps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kipps (film, 1921) Description of subject: Kipps (film, 1921) is a British silent drama adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel "Kipps," depicting the social rise and romantic entanglements of a draper's apprentice.
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