The Clinging Vine
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The Clinging Vine is a 1926 silent comedy film starring Leatrice Joy as a supposedly meek woman who cleverly subverts expectations about femininity and independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Clinging Vine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6958054 — 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: The Clinging Vine Context triple: [Leatrice Joy, notableWork, The Clinging Vine]
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A.
The Red Weed
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B.
The Bent Twig
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C.
Le Nœud de vipères
Le Nœud de vipères is a psychological novel by French writer François Mauriac that explores themes of family conflict, bitterness, and spiritual redemption through the confessional writings of an embittered old lawyer.
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D.
The Silken Tent
"The Silken Tent" is a contemplative lyric poem by Robert Frost that uses the image of a tent in a summer breeze to explore themes of freedom, restraint, and the complexities of human relationships.
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E.
The Garden
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- 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: The Clinging Vine Target entity description: The Clinging Vine is a 1926 silent comedy film starring Leatrice Joy as a supposedly meek woman who cleverly subverts expectations about femininity and independence.
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A.
The Red Weed
The Red Weed is an instrumental piece from Jeff Wayne's progressive rock concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," evoking the eerie spread of alien vegetation across Earth.
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B.
The Bent Twig
The Bent Twig is an essay featured in the magazine Against the Current, likely addressing political or social issues from a critical or leftist perspective.
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C.
Le Nœud de vipères
Le Nœud de vipères is a psychological novel by French writer François Mauriac that explores themes of family conflict, bitterness, and spiritual redemption through the confessional writings of an embittered old lawyer.
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D.
The Silken Tent
"The Silken Tent" is a contemplative lyric poem by Robert Frost that uses the image of a tent in a summer breeze to explore themes of freedom, restraint, and the complexities of human relationships.
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E.
The Garden
The Garden is the famous nickname for Boston Garden, the historic indoor arena in Boston that hosted the NBA’s Celtics, the NHL’s Bruins, and numerous iconic sports and entertainment events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | play "The Clinging Vine" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
A.A. Appleby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antoinette Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | J. Peverell Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Paul Sloane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Producers Distributing Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Claude Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmLength | approximately 70 minutes ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
silent comedy ⓘ |
| hasAudience | general audiences ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | silent, black-and-white feature ⓘ |
| hasFilmStar | Leatrice Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMedium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasReleaseStatus | released ⓘ |
| hasStarBilling | Leatrice Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterOccupation | businesswoman ⓘ |
| leadCharacterTrait | appears meek but is clever and assertive ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of a woman subverting traditional feminine stereotypes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A supposedly meek businesswoman adopts a stereotypically feminine persona to manipulate expectations and gain independence. ⓘ |
| producer | Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | DeMille Pictures Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1920s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Agnes Christine Johnston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julien Josephson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1920s United States ⓘ |
| starring |
Emily Fitzroy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankie Darro NERFINISHED ⓘ Leatrice Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Edeson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
female independence
ⓘ
femininity ⓘ gender roles ⓘ satire of stereotypes ⓘ |
| workType | narrative feature film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Clinging Vine Description of subject: The Clinging Vine is a 1926 silent comedy film starring Leatrice Joy as a supposedly meek woman who cleverly subverts expectations about femininity and independence.
Referenced by (1)
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