It (1927 film)
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It (1927 film) is a silent romantic comedy that popularized the concept of the "It girl" and cemented Clara Bow’s status as a major Hollywood star of the 1920s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| It (1927 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5002935 — 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: It (1927 film) Context triple: [Clara Bow, notableWork, It (1927 film)]
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A.
White Heat
White Heat is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Raoul Walsh, renowned for James Cagney’s iconic performance as psychotic gangster Cody Jarrett and its explosive finale.
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B.
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley is a 1947 American film noir psychological drama starring Tyrone Power as an ambitious carnival worker whose ruthless pursuit of success leads to his downfall.
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C.
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley is a 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro, adapted from William Lindsay Gresham’s novel about a manipulative carnival worker who becomes a corrupt mentalist.
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D.
Resurrection (1931 film)
Resurrection (1931 film) is an early 20th-century cinematic adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Resurrection," dramatizing themes of guilt, redemption, and social injustice.
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E.
Resurrection (1927 film)
Resurrection (1927 film) is a silent drama based on Leo Tolstoy’s novel, notable as an early cinematic interpretation of the classic Russian work.
- 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: It (1927 film) Target entity description: It (1927 film) is a silent romantic comedy that popularized the concept of the "It girl" and cemented Clara Bow’s status as a major Hollywood star of the 1920s.
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A.
White Heat
White Heat is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Raoul Walsh, renowned for James Cagney’s iconic performance as psychotic gangster Cody Jarrett and its explosive finale.
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B.
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley is a 1947 American film noir psychological drama starring Tyrone Power as an ambitious carnival worker whose ruthless pursuit of success leads to his downfall.
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C.
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley is a 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro, adapted from William Lindsay Gresham’s novel about a manipulative carnival worker who becomes a corrupt mentalist.
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D.
Resurrection (1931 film)
Resurrection (1931 film) is an early 20th-century cinematic adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel "Resurrection," dramatizing themes of guilt, redemption, and social injustice.
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E.
Resurrection (1927 film)
Resurrection (1927 film) is a silent drama based on Leo Tolstoy’s novel, notable as an early cinematic interpretation of the classic Russian work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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feature film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Cosmopolitan magazine story by Elinor Glyn
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It by Elinor Glyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | H. Kinley Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Clarence G. Badger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | E. Lloyd Sheldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late silent era of Hollywood ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer | Elinor Glyn (cameo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGauge | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic comedy
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silent comedy ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | concept of the "It girl" in popular culture ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Betty Lou Spence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainStudio | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cementing Clara Bow’s status as a major Hollywood star of the 1920s
ⓘ
popularizing the term "It girl" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood studio system of the 1920s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | B. P. Schulberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Famous Players–Lasky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | January 1927 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 72 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Hope Loring
NERFINISHED
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Louis D. Lighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| sound | silent with musical accompaniment ⓘ |
| starring |
Antonio Moreno
NERFINISHED
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Betty Lou Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Clara Bow NERFINISHED ⓘ Priscilla Bonner NERFINISHED ⓘ William Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starVehicleFor | Clara Bow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | working-class shopgirl romance with a wealthy employer ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1920s New York high society and working-class life ⓘ |
| uncreditedDirector | Josef von Sternberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It (1927 film) Description of subject: It (1927 film) is a silent romantic comedy that popularized the concept of the "It girl" and cemented Clara Bow’s status as a major Hollywood star of the 1920s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.