Where Are My Children?
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"Where Are My Children?" is a 1916 American silent drama film, co-directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley, that controversially explores themes of birth control, abortion, and social morality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Where Are My Children? canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Where Are My Children? Context triple: [Tyrone Power Sr., notableWork, Where Are My Children?]
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A.
Where Are the Children?
"Where Are the Children?" is a bestselling suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that helped establish her reputation as a leading author of psychological thrillers.
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B.
Disappearing Boy
"Disappearing Boy" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their early studio album 39/Smooth.
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C.
Song for Orphans
"Song for Orphans" is a reflective, lyrically rich rock song by Bruce Springsteen that revisits themes of youth, faith, and idealism, featured on his 2020 album "Letter to You."
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D.
Same Mother
Same Mother is a jazz album by American pianist and composer Jason Moran that blends avant-garde improvisation with blues and traditional influences.
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E.
Of Parents and Children
"Of Parents and Children" is a short essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the duties, affections, and social implications of having and raising children.
- 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: Where Are My Children? Target entity description: "Where Are My Children?" is a 1916 American silent drama film, co-directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley, that controversially explores themes of birth control, abortion, and social morality.
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A.
Where Are the Children?
"Where Are the Children?" is a bestselling suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that helped establish her reputation as a leading author of psychological thrillers.
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B.
Disappearing Boy
"Disappearing Boy" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their early studio album 39/Smooth.
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C.
Song for Orphans
"Song for Orphans" is a reflective, lyrically rich rock song by Bruce Springsteen that revisits themes of youth, faith, and idealism, featured on his 2020 album "Letter to You."
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D.
Same Mother
Same Mother is a jazz album by American pianist and composer Jason Moran that blends avant-garde improvisation with blues and traditional influences.
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E.
Of Parents and Children
"Of Parents and Children" is a short essay by Francis Bacon that reflects on the duties, affections, and social implications of having and raising children.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | subject to censorship in several U.S. cities ⓘ |
| coDirector |
Lois Weber
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Phillips Smalley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creativeDirector | Lois Weber ⓘ |
| depicts |
class differences in access to abortion
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prosecution of an abortion provider ⓘ |
| director |
Lois Weber
ⓘ
Phillips Smalley ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Film Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| featuredCharacter |
Mrs. Walton
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district attorney Richard Walton ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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silent drama film ⓘ social problem film ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
didactic intertitles
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moral allegory ⓘ |
| hasTitlePunctuation | question mark at the end of the title ⓘ |
| language | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abortion
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birth control ⓘ eugenics ⓘ social morality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Lois Weber's best-known films
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controversial depiction of abortion ⓘ early cinematic treatment of birth control ⓘ progressive social reform message ⓘ |
| partOf | early American social problem cinema ⓘ |
| portrays |
back-alley abortions
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infant mortality ⓘ legal debates over birth control ⓘ upper-class social life ⓘ |
| producer | Lois Weber ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Film Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1916-04-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 62 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Lois Weber ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Adele Farrington
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Cora Drew ⓘ Helen Riaume ⓘ Marie Walcamp ⓘ Tyrone Power Sr. ⓘ |
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Subject: Where Are My Children? Description of subject: "Where Are My Children?" is a 1916 American silent drama film, co-directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley, that controversially explores themes of birth control, abortion, and social morality.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tyrone Power Sr.