Tom Sawyer (1917 film)
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Tom Sawyer (1917 film) is a 1917 silent film adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel, notable for starring Jack Pickford as the mischievous title character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Sawyer (1917 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2649574 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Sawyer (1917 film) Context triple: [Jack Pickford, notableWork, Tom Sawyer (1917 film)]
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A.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film) is a 1938 Technicolor adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel, following the mischievous exploits of Tom Sawyer along the Mississippi River.
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B.
Tom Sawyer (1973 film)
Tom Sawyer (1973 film) is a 1973 musical film adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel, featuring songs by the Sherman Brothers and a cast including Celeste Holm and Johnny Whitaker.
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C.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic 1876 novel by Mark Twain that follows the mischievous exploits of a boy growing up along the Mississippi River, capturing American small-town life with humor and satire.
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D.
Tom Sawyer, Detective
"Tom Sawyer, Detective" is a lesser-known sequel to Mark Twain’s classic Tom Sawyer stories, following Tom and Huck as they unravel a mystery in a comedic, satirical take on detective fiction.
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E.
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Tom Sawyer Abroad is an 1894 adventure novel by Mark Twain that follows Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Jim on a fantastical journey by hot-air balloon to Africa.
- 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: Tom Sawyer (1917 film) Target entity description: Tom Sawyer (1917 film) is a 1917 silent film adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel, notable for starring Jack Pickford as the mischievous title character.
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A.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938 film) is a 1938 Technicolor adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel, following the mischievous exploits of Tom Sawyer along the Mississippi River.
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B.
Tom Sawyer (1973 film)
Tom Sawyer (1973 film) is a 1973 musical film adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic novel, featuring songs by the Sherman Brothers and a cast including Celeste Holm and Johnny Whitaker.
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C.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic 1876 novel by Mark Twain that follows the mischievous exploits of a boy growing up along the Mississippi River, capturing American small-town life with humor and satire.
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D.
Tom Sawyer, Detective
"Tom Sawyer, Detective" is a lesser-known sequel to Mark Twain’s classic Tom Sawyer stories, following Tom and Huck as they unravel a mystery in a comedic, satirical take on detective fiction.
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E.
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Tom Sawyer Abroad is an 1894 adventure novel by Mark Twain that follows Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Jim on a fantastical journey by hot-air balloon to Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Mark Twain ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Aunt Polly
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Becky Thatcher ⓘ Huckleberry Finn ⓘ |
| format | silent ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Tom Sawyer ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
St. Petersburg, Missouri (fictional town)
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surface form:
Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri
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| isAdaptationOf |
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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surface form:
Mark Twain's classic novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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| language | Silent ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
adventure
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childhood mischief ⓘ coming of age ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
| notableFor | starring Jack Pickford as Tom Sawyer ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter | Jack Pickford as Tom Sawyer ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| stars | Jack Pickford ⓘ |
| title | Tom Sawyer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Sawyer (1917 film) Description of subject: Tom Sawyer (1917 film) is a 1917 silent film adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel, notable for starring Jack Pickford as the mischievous title character.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jack Pickford