The Crowd Roars (1928)
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The Crowd Roars (1928) is a silent drama film directed by King Vidor, known for its intense depiction of auto racing and the personal conflicts surrounding a star driver.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Crowd Roars (1928) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2498192 — 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 Crowd Roars (1928) Context triple: [King Vidor, notableWork, The Crowd Roars (1928)]
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Our Gang
Our Gang is a classic American series of short comedy films from the 1920s–1940s featuring a rotating cast of children known as "The Little Rascals," celebrated for its humorous and relatively naturalistic portrayal of kids.
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B.
Passing (1929)
Passing (1929) is a Harlem Renaissance novel by Nella Larsen that explores racial identity, colorism, and the complexities of "passing" for white in 1920s America.
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C.
The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel is a classic 1930 German film directed by Josef von Sternberg, best known for launching Marlene Dietrich to international stardom as a seductive cabaret singer.
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D.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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E.
Quicksand (1928)
Quicksand (1928) is a seminal Harlem Renaissance novel by Nella Larsen that explores race, gender, and identity through the experiences of a mixed-race woman navigating Black and white societies in the early 20th century.
- 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 Crowd Roars (1928) Target entity description: The Crowd Roars (1928) is a silent drama film directed by King Vidor, known for its intense depiction of auto racing and the personal conflicts surrounding a star driver.
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A.
Our Gang
Our Gang is a classic American series of short comedy films from the 1920s–1940s featuring a rotating cast of children known as "The Little Rascals," celebrated for its humorous and relatively naturalistic portrayal of kids.
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B.
Passing (1929)
Passing (1929) is a Harlem Renaissance novel by Nella Larsen that explores racial identity, colorism, and the complexities of "passing" for white in 1920s America.
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C.
The Blue Angel
The Blue Angel is a classic 1930 German film directed by Josef von Sternberg, best known for launching Marlene Dietrich to international stardom as a seductive cabaret singer.
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D.
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl is a 1941 MGM musical drama film that follows the intertwined lives and romances of three women who become performers in the famed Ziegfeld Follies.
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E.
Quicksand (1928)
Quicksand (1928) is a seminal Harlem Renaissance novel by Nella Larsen that explores race, gender, and identity through the experiences of a mixed-race woman navigating Black and white societies in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Vidor
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surface form:
King Vidor filmography
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| basedInPartOn | contemporary interest in motor racing ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyStyle | fast-paced racing scenes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | race car driver ⓘ |
| director | King Vidor ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| era | late silent era ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
sports film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
danger in auto racing
ⓘ
professional rivalry ⓘ romantic conflict ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| medium | feature-length film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | personal conflicts of a star driver ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic racing sequences
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intense depiction of auto racing ⓘ portrayal of emotional strain on athletes ⓘ |
| partOf | American silent cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| setIn | auto racing milieu ⓘ |
| sportDepicted | auto racing ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Anita Page
ⓘ
Eleanor Boardman ⓘ John Gilbert ⓘ Ralph Graves ⓘ |
| title | The Crowd Roars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Crowd Roars (1928) Description of subject: The Crowd Roars (1928) is a silent drama film directed by King Vidor, known for its intense depiction of auto racing and the personal conflicts surrounding a star driver.
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