The Patent Leather Kid
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The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 silent drama film about a cocky prizefighter whose life changes when he goes to war in World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Patent Leather Kid canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4258449 — 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 Patent Leather Kid Context triple: [Alfred A. Cohn, notableWork, The Patent Leather Kid]
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A.
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 Christmas-themed comedy film starring Bob Hope, best known today for popularizing the holiday song "Silver Bells."
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B.
The American Boy
The American Boy was a popular early 20th-century U.S. magazine for boys, featuring adventure stories, articles, and illustrations aimed at young male readers.
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C.
The Kid Brother
The Kid Brother is a 1927 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, celebrated for its blend of inventive physical comedy, romance, and emotionally engaging storytelling.
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D.
The Red Rider
"The Red Rider" is a 1934 American Western film serial featuring action-packed frontier adventure and starring Buck Jones.
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E.
Rags
Rags is a lesser-known Broadway musical by composer Stephen Schwartz that explores the struggles and hopes of Jewish immigrants in early 20th-century America.
- 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 Patent Leather Kid Target entity description: The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 silent drama film about a cocky prizefighter whose life changes when he goes to war in World War I.
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A.
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 Christmas-themed comedy film starring Bob Hope, best known today for popularizing the holiday song "Silver Bells."
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B.
The American Boy
The American Boy was a popular early 20th-century U.S. magazine for boys, featuring adventure stories, articles, and illustrations aimed at young male readers.
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C.
The Kid Brother
The Kid Brother is a 1927 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, celebrated for its blend of inventive physical comedy, romance, and emotionally engaging storytelling.
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D.
The Red Rider
"The Red Rider" is a 1934 American Western film serial featuring action-packed frontier adventure and starring Buck Jones.
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E.
Rags
Rags is a lesser-known Broadway musical by composer Stephen Schwartz that explores the struggles and hopes of Jewish immigrants in early 20th-century America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| academyAwardsYear | 1st Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Rupert Hughes ⓘ |
| character |
Curley
NERFINISHED
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The Kid's Manager ⓘ The Patent Leather Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Alfred Santell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | First National Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEra | silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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war film ⓘ |
| hasFilmType | silent feature ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMedium | motion picture film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
boxing
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ romance ⓘ war and personal transformation ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | prizefighter ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| nominee | Richard Barthelmess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A cocky prizefighter undergoes a change of heart after serving in World War I ⓘ |
| producer | Sam E. Rork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sam E. Rork Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximate | 151 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Gerald C. Duffy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Lawford Davidson
NERFINISHED
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Molly O'Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Barthelmess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Patent Leather Kid Description of subject: The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 silent drama film about a cocky prizefighter whose life changes when he goes to war in World War I.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.