London After Midnight
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London After Midnight is a lost 1927 silent horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney, renowned for its eerie atmosphere and Chaney’s iconic makeup.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| London After Midnight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6621163 — 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: London After Midnight Context triple: [Lon Chaney, notableWork, London After Midnight]
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A.
London by Night
"London by Night" is a romantic jazz standard closely associated with Frank Sinatra, celebrated for its evocative portrayal of the city's nocturnal charm.
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B.
Soon After Midnight
"Soon After Midnight" is a song by Bob Dylan, known as a moody, romantic ballad from his 2012 album "Tempest."
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C.
End of the Night
"End of the Night" is a song featured on Ludacris's Grammy-winning hip hop album "Release Therapy."
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D.
One O’Clock Gun
The One O’Clock Gun is a time-signalling cannon in Edinburgh that is fired daily to mark 1:00 pm, serving as a historic aid to ships and a popular tourist attraction.
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E.
The After Hours
"The After Hours" is a classic 1960 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie department-store setting and twist involving mannequins coming to life.
- 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: London After Midnight Target entity description: London After Midnight is a lost 1927 silent horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney, renowned for its eerie atmosphere and Chaney’s iconic makeup.
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A.
London by Night
"London by Night" is a romantic jazz standard closely associated with Frank Sinatra, celebrated for its evocative portrayal of the city's nocturnal charm.
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B.
Soon After Midnight
"Soon After Midnight" is a song by Bob Dylan, known as a moody, romantic ballad from his 2012 album "Tempest."
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C.
End of the Night
"End of the Night" is a song featured on Ludacris's Grammy-winning hip hop album "Release Therapy."
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D.
One O’Clock Gun
The One O’Clock Gun is a time-signalling cannon in Edinburgh that is fired daily to mark 1:00 pm, serving as a historic aid to ships and a popular tourist attraction.
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E.
The After Hours
"The After Hours" is a classic 1960 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone, known for its eerie department-store setting and twist involving mannequins coming to life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lost film
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silent horror film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Hypnotist (novella source title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Hypnotist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
Tod Browning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Val Lewton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | American Film Institute Catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James Wong Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Tod Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harry Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Inspector Burke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Professor Edward Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man in the Beaver Hat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | horror film ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Mark of the Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later vampire and gothic horror imagery ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| leadActorNickname | The Man of a Thousand Faces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorNicknameHolder | Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostStatusConfirmedBy | fire at MGM vault in 1965 ⓘ |
| musicForReconstructionBy | Robert Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lon Chaney’s makeup as The Man in the Beaver Hat
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eerie atmosphere ⓘ |
| posterArtStyle | expressionist-inspired horror imagery ⓘ |
| producedBy | Irving Thalberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| reconstructionBasedOn |
original continuity script
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production still photographs ⓘ |
| reconstructionProducedBy | Turner Classic Movies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionReleaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| remakeDirectedBy | Tod Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remakeReleaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 69 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| starredActorRole |
Lon Chaney as Inspector Burke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lon Chaney as The Man in the Beaver Hat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| studioLot | MGM Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film preservation discussions
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lost film searches ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: London After Midnight Description of subject: London After Midnight is a lost 1927 silent horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney, renowned for its eerie atmosphere and Chaney’s iconic makeup.
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