The Ace of Hearts (1921 film)
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The Ace of Hearts (1921 film) is a silent crime drama centered on a secret society of anarchists, notable for its themes of love versus duty and for starring actors such as Lila Lee and Lon Chaney.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ace of Hearts (1921 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4419428 — 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)
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Target entity: The Ace of Hearts (1921 film) Context triple: [Lila Lee, notableWork, The Ace of Hearts (1921 film)]
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A.
A Damsel in Distress
"A Damsel in Distress" is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its elaborate dance sequences and Gershwin songs.
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B.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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C.
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film)
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film) is a silent comedy-drama directed by D. W. Griffith that explores marital infidelity and gender conflict in late-1920s American society.
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D.
Robin Hood (1922 film)
Robin Hood (1922 film) is a silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks that presents a lavish early Hollywood adaptation of the legendary English outlaw’s exploits.
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E.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
- 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 Ace of Hearts (1921 film) Target entity description: The Ace of Hearts (1921 film) is a silent crime drama centered on a secret society of anarchists, notable for its themes of love versus duty and for starring actors such as Lila Lee and Lon Chaney.
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A.
A Damsel in Distress
"A Damsel in Distress" is a 1937 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, known for its elaborate dance sequences and Gershwin songs.
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B.
Smilin’ Through (1932)
Smilin’ Through (1932) is a romantic drama film from Hollywood’s early sound era, best known as a prestige MGM production featuring themes of love, loss, and spiritual reunion.
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C.
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film)
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film) is a silent comedy-drama directed by D. W. Griffith that explores marital infidelity and gender conflict in late-1920s American society.
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D.
Robin Hood (1922 film)
Robin Hood (1922 film) is a silent adventure film starring Douglas Fairbanks that presents a lavish early Hollywood adaptation of the legendary English outlaw’s exploits.
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E.
The Divorcee (1930)
The Divorcee (1930) is a pre-Code American drama film, produced at MGM, that became notable for its frank treatment of marriage and infidelity and earned Norma Shearer an Academy Award for Best Actress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
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feature film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Gouverneur Morris ⓘ |
| characterTypeFeatured | anarchists ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Percy Hilburn (French) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Wallace Worsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Goldwyn Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| filmingCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLanguage | English intertitles ⓘ |
| filmTechnique | silent with intertitles ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Edmund Burns
NERFINISHED
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Hardee Kirkland NERFINISHED ⓘ John Bowers NERFINISHED ⓘ John Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ Leatrice Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Hatton NERFINISHED ⓘ William Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasSurvivingPrints | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Lon Chaney filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | secret society of anarchists ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | love versus duty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of political extremism
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performance of Lon Chaney ⓘ romantic conflict within a terrorist plot ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film (English intertitles) ⓘ |
| partOf | American silent era cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Goldwyn Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1921-09-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1921 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 75 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ruth Wightman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Hardee Kirkland
NERFINISHED
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John Bowers NERFINISHED ⓘ Leatrice Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Hatton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ace of Hearts (1921 film) Description of subject: The Ace of Hearts (1921 film) is a silent crime drama centered on a secret society of anarchists, notable for its themes of love versus duty and for starring actors such as Lila Lee and Lon Chaney.
Referenced by (2)
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