The Honor System (1917 film)
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The Honor System (1917 film) is a 1917 American silent drama notable for its early exploration of prison reform and injustice, featuring actress Gladys Brockwell in a prominent role.
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| The Honor System (1917 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6558551 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Honor System (1917 film) Context triple: [Gladys Brockwell, notableWork, The Honor System (1917 film)]
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Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, renowned for its powerful critique of military injustice and its acclaimed performance by Kirk Douglas.
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Court of Honor
The Court of Honor was the grand central ceremonial plaza of Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, surrounded by monumental Beaux-Arts buildings and elaborate sculptures that epitomized the fair’s “White City.”
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M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
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Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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Courage (1930 film)
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Honor System (1917 film) Target entity description: The Honor System (1917 film) is a 1917 American silent drama notable for its early exploration of prison reform and injustice, featuring actress Gladys Brockwell in a prominent role.
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A.
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is a 1957 anti-war film directed by Stanley Kubrick, renowned for its powerful critique of military injustice and its acclaimed performance by Kirk Douglas.
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B.
Court of Honor
The Court of Honor was the grand central ceremonial plaza of Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, surrounded by monumental Beaux-Arts buildings and elaborate sculptures that epitomized the fair’s “White City.”
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C.
M (1931 film)
M (1931 film) is a landmark German thriller directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering use of sound and its chilling portrayal of a child murderer hunted by both police and criminals.
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D.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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E.
Courage (1930 film)
Courage (1930 film) is an early American pre-Code drama notable for its emotional story of maternal sacrifice and for featuring silent-era star Belle Bennett in a leading role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Henry Christeen Warnack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel "The Honor System" ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Charles Clary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enid Markey NERFINISHED ⓘ Gladys Brockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Milton Sills NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Santschi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Dal Clawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Raoul Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorCareerStage | early feature by Raoul Walsh ⓘ |
| distributor | Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | wrongly convicted prisoner ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
silent film ⓘ |
| hasFeature | intertitles ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic | social problem film ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later prison drama films ⓘ |
| hasProminentRoleFor | Gladys Brockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| lostOrSurvivingStatus | partially lost film ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
injustice
ⓘ
prison reform ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of judicial injustice
ⓘ
early cinematic exploration of prison reform ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| partOf | American silent cinema ⓘ |
| producer | William Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 70 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Raoul Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | American prison system ⓘ |
| starring | Gladys Brockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1917 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Honor System (1917 film) Description of subject: The Honor System (1917 film) is a 1917 American silent drama notable for its early exploration of prison reform and injustice, featuring actress Gladys Brockwell in a prominent role.
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