Rain (1928 film)
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Rain (1928 film) is a silent drama starring Joan Crawford, based on W. Somerset Maugham’s story about a troubled woman and a fanatical missionary on a South Seas island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rain (1928 film) canonical | 1 |
| Rain (1932 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5159705 — 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: Rain (1928 film) Context triple: [Sadie Thompson, adaptedIn, Rain (1928 film)]
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A.
Camille (1936)
Camille (1936) is a classic romantic drama film starring Greta Garbo, renowned for its tragic love story and considered one of the high points of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place is a 1950 film noir drama starring Humphrey Bogart as a troubled screenwriter suspected of murder, noted for its dark psychological complexity and cynical view of Hollywood and relationships.
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E.
Mother (1926 film)
Mother (1926 film) is a seminal Soviet silent drama directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, renowned for its innovative use of montage and its powerful depiction of revolutionary struggle.
- 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: Rain (1928 film) Target entity description: Rain (1928 film) is a silent drama starring Joan Crawford, based on W. Somerset Maugham’s story about a troubled woman and a fanatical missionary on a South Seas island.
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A.
Camille (1936)
Camille (1936) is a classic romantic drama film starring Greta Garbo, renowned for its tragic love story and considered one of the high points of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place is a 1950 film noir drama starring Humphrey Bogart as a troubled screenwriter suspected of murder, noted for its dark psychological complexity and cynical view of Hollywood and relationships.
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E.
Mother (1926 film)
Mother (1926 film) is a seminal Soviet silent drama directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, renowned for its innovative use of montage and its powerful depiction of revolutionary struggle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Rain (short story) by W. Somerset Maugham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story Rain ⓘ |
| basedOnGenre | short story ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | W. Somerset Maugham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Oliver T. Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Lewis Milestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Hal C. Kern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEra | silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | silent with intertitles ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonialism
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ sexual morality ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Joan Crawford as Sadie Thompson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Huston as Alfred Davidson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alfred Davidson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sadie Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | adaptations of W. Somerset Maugham works ⓘ |
| plotFocus | troubled woman and fanatical missionary ⓘ |
| producer | Joseph M. Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximate | 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Luther Reed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maxwell Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific island
ⓘ
South Seas island ⓘ |
| sound | silent with musical accompaniment ⓘ |
| stars |
Guy Kibbee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ William Gargan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rain (1928 film) Description of subject: Rain (1928 film) is a silent drama starring Joan Crawford, based on W. Somerset Maugham’s story about a troubled woman and a fanatical missionary on a South Seas island.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rain (1932 film)