The Lonedale Operator
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The Lonedale Operator is a 1911 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, noted for its innovative cross-cutting and suspenseful storytelling in early cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lonedale Operator canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Lonedale Operator Context triple: [D. W. Griffith, notableWork, The Lonedale Operator]
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A.
The Old Stagecoach
The Old Stagecoach is a celebrated 19th-century genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson, depicting children playfully transforming an abandoned stagecoach into an imaginative setting for their games.
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Lonesome Town
"Lonesome Town" is a melancholic 1958 pop ballad performed by Ricky Nelson that became one of his signature hits.
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C.
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp is a 1951 novella by Truman Capote that tells a lyrical, bittersweet coming-of-age story about misfits who retreat to a treehouse, blending Southern Gothic atmosphere with themes of individuality and belonging.
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D.
The Farmer and the Cowman
"The Farmer and the Cowman" is a lively ensemble number from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that humorously dramatizes the rivalry and eventual reconciliation between farmers and cowboys on the American frontier.
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E.
The Blind Girl
The Blind Girl is a celebrated 1856 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais, depicting two roadside beggar girls and exploring themes of disability, perception, and the natural world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Lonedale Operator Target entity description: The Lonedale Operator is a 1911 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, noted for its innovative cross-cutting and suspenseful storytelling in early cinema.
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A.
The Old Stagecoach
The Old Stagecoach is a celebrated 19th-century genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson, depicting children playfully transforming an abandoned stagecoach into an imaginative setting for their games.
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B.
Lonesome Town
"Lonesome Town" is a melancholic 1958 pop ballad performed by Ricky Nelson that became one of his signature hits.
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C.
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp is a 1951 novella by Truman Capote that tells a lyrical, bittersweet coming-of-age story about misfits who retreat to a treehouse, blending Southern Gothic atmosphere with themes of individuality and belonging.
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D.
The Farmer and the Cowman
"The Farmer and the Cowman" is a lively ensemble number from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *Oklahoma!* that humorously dramatizes the rivalry and eventual reconciliation between farmers and cowboys on the American frontier.
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E.
The Blind Girl
The Blind Girl is a celebrated 1856 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais, depicting two roadside beggar girls and exploring themes of disability, perception, and the natural world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ silent short film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Adolph Lestina
ⓘ
Gladys Brockwell ⓘ
surface form:
Blanche Sweet
Charles West ⓘ Claire McDowell ⓘ Henry O'Neill ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Dillon
Francis J. Grandon ⓘ Grace Henderson ⓘ Guy Hedlund ⓘ Jeanie MacPherson ⓘ
surface form:
Jeanie Macpherson
Joseph Graybill ⓘ W. Chrystie Miller ⓘ Wilfred Lucas ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| distributor | Biograph Company ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer | Blanche Sweet ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmmakingEra | silent era ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
cross-cutting
ⓘ
parallel editing ⓘ suspense montage ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ rescue ⓘ |
| includedIn | film history curricula ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | telegraph operator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of parallel editing
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innovative cross-cutting ⓘ suspenseful storytelling ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | early American silent cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Biograph Company ⓘ |
| productionYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | milestone in narrative film editing ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1911-03-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 17 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| setting |
railroad station
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small town ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| starred |
Gladys Brockwell
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surface form:
Blanche Sweet
|
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Subject: The Lonedale Operator Description of subject: The Lonedale Operator is a 1911 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, noted for its innovative cross-cutting and suspenseful storytelling in early cinema.
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