The Man on the Box
E206078
The Man on the Box is a 1925 American silent comedy film, based on Harold MacGrath’s novel, about a mischievous young man who disguises himself as a servant to pursue a romantic interest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Man on the Box canonical | 2 |
| The Man on the Box (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1846570 — 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 Man on the Box Context triple: [Helene Costello, appearedIn, The Man on the Box]
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A.
Man in the Box
"Man in the Box" is a heavy, grunge-era song by Alice in Chains known for its distinctive vocal effects, dark lyrics, and status as one of the band's signature tracks.
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B.
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
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C.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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D.
The Bag Man
The Bag Man is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film starring John Cusack and Robert De Niro, centered on a hitman tasked with retrieving a mysterious bag at a remote motel.
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E.
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man is a British comedy film written by and starring Michael Bentine, following a London sandwich-board man who encounters a series of humorous characters and situations.
- 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 Man on the Box Target entity description: The Man on the Box is a 1925 American silent comedy film, based on Harold MacGrath’s novel, about a mischievous young man who disguises himself as a servant to pursue a romantic interest.
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A.
Man in the Box
"Man in the Box" is a heavy, grunge-era song by Alice in Chains known for its distinctive vocal effects, dark lyrics, and status as one of the band's signature tracks.
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B.
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
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C.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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D.
The Bag Man
The Bag Man is a 2014 neo-noir crime thriller film starring John Cusack and Robert De Niro, centered on a hitman tasked with retrieving a mysterious bag at a remote motel.
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E.
The Sandwich Man
The Sandwich Man is a British comedy film written by and starring Michael Bentine, following a London sandwich-board man who encounters a series of humorous characters and situations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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comedy film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | literary adaptation ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Harold MacGrath ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkGenre | romantic comedy novel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfRelease |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Charles Reisner ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmIndustryContext |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Hollywood studio system
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| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| isBasedOn |
The Man on the Box
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Man on the Box (novel)
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| leadCharacterTrait | mischievous ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | disguise as servant ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mischievous young man disguises himself as a servant to pursue a romantic interest. ⓘ |
| producer |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationTypeOfSource | novel ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1925-09-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| romanticTheme | pursuit of love across class boundaries ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| sourceWorkAuthor | Harold MacGrath ⓘ |
| sourceWorkCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| sourceWorkTitle | The Man on the Box self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Man on the Box Description of subject: The Man on the Box is a 1925 American silent comedy film, based on Harold MacGrath’s novel, about a mischievous young man who disguises himself as a servant to pursue a romantic interest.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Man on the Box (novel)