Where East Is East
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"Where East Is East" is a 1929 silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, best known for starring Lon Chaney in one of his final screen roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Where East Is East canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7498230 — 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: Where East Is East Context triple: [Guadalupe Vélez, notableWork, Where East Is East]
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A.
East Is East
East Is East is a British comedy-drama film about a mixed-ethnicity family in 1970s Salford, exploring cultural clashes and generational conflict.
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B.
Brassed Off
Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film about a struggling colliery brass band in a mining town facing pit closures.
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C.
Last Tango in Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax is a British television drama series that follows the rekindled romance of two widowed childhood sweethearts and the impact on their families.
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D.
This Is England
This Is England is a critically acclaimed British drama film and subsequent TV series that explores youth subcultures, racism, and social unrest in 1980s and early 1990s England.
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E.
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff is a critically acclaimed early-1980s British television drama series depicting the struggles of unemployed working-class men in Liverpool during a period of economic hardship.
- 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: Where East Is East Target entity description: "Where East Is East" is a 1929 silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, best known for starring Lon Chaney in one of his final screen roles.
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A.
East Is East
East Is East is a British comedy-drama film about a mixed-ethnicity family in 1970s Salford, exploring cultural clashes and generational conflict.
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B.
Brassed Off
Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film about a struggling colliery brass band in a mining town facing pit closures.
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C.
Last Tango in Halifax
Last Tango in Halifax is a British television drama series that follows the rekindled romance of two widowed childhood sweethearts and the impact on their families.
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D.
This Is England
This Is England is a critically acclaimed British drama film and subsequent TV series that explores youth subcultures, racism, and social unrest in 1980s and early 1990s England.
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E.
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff is a critically acclaimed early-1980s British television drama series depicting the struggles of unemployed working-class men in Liverpool during a period of economic hardship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Tod Browning ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Henry Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Tod Browning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harry Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Madame de Sylva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiger Haynes NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasFilmStar |
Estelle Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupe Vélez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre | drama ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of Lon Chaney's final screen roles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent ⓘ |
| partOf | late silent era of Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1929-08-31 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 75 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Waldemar Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to 1920s ⓘ |
| starring |
Estelle Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Lupe Vélez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Where East Is East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Where East Is East Description of subject: "Where East Is East" is a 1929 silent drama film directed by Tod Browning, best known for starring Lon Chaney in one of his final screen roles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guadalupe Vélez