The Ghost of Slumber Mountain
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The Ghost of Slumber Mountain is a pioneering 1918 silent fantasy film known for its early use of stop-motion animation to bring dinosaurs and other creatures to life.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ghost of Slumber Mountain canonical | 5 |
| The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918 film) | 1 |
| The Ghost of Slumber Mountain universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T728159 — 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 Ghost of Slumber Mountain Context triple: [Willis H. O’Brien, notableWork, The Ghost of Slumber Mountain]
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A.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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B.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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C.
Holy Mountain
Holy Mountain is the traditional name for Mount Athos, a monastic peninsula in northeastern Greece renowned as a major center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism and spirituality.
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D.
The Ghost in the Mill
"The Ghost in the Mill" is a short ghost story by Harriet Beecher Stowe that blends New England folklore with moral and religious themes.
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E.
Hanging Hills
Hanging Hills is a rugged traprock mountain ridge in central Connecticut known for its dramatic cliffs, scenic vistas, and popular hiking trails.
- 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 Ghost of Slumber Mountain Target entity description: The Ghost of Slumber Mountain is a pioneering 1918 silent fantasy film known for its early use of stop-motion animation to bring dinosaurs and other creatures to life.
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A.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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B.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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C.
Holy Mountain
Holy Mountain is the traditional name for Mount Athos, a monastic peninsula in northeastern Greece renowned as a major center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism and spirituality.
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D.
The Ghost in the Mill
"The Ghost in the Mill" is a short ghost story by Harriet Beecher Stowe that blends New England folklore with moral and religious themes.
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E.
Hanging Hills
Hanging Hills is a rugged traprock mountain ridge in central Connecticut known for its dramatic cliffs, scenic vistas, and popular hiking trails.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ short film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Willis H. O’Brien ⓘ |
| distributor | World Film Company ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCreatureType |
dinosaurs
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prehistoric animals ⓘ |
| filmFormat | silent ⓘ |
| filmIndustry | Hollywood ⓘ |
| filmType | independent production ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ |
| hasAlternateDescription | pioneering 1918 silent fantasy short featuring animated dinosaurs ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Uncle Jack Holmes ⓘ |
| hasCinematicContext | early special effects cinema ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
composite photography
ⓘ
miniature models ⓘ |
| hasMedium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasSpecialEffectsSupervisor | Willis H. O’Brien ⓘ |
| hasSurvivalStatus | partially lost film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fantastical adventure in nature
ⓘ
time vision into the prehistoric past ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest films to combine live-action with stop-motion animated dinosaurs ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Lost World
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surface form:
The Lost World (1925 film)
|
| isPioneeringWorkIn | stop-motion dinosaur animation ⓘ |
| notableFor | early use of stop-motion animation to depict dinosaurs ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| originalRunningTime | approximately 40 minutes (reported) ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man tells children a story about visiting Slumber Mountain, where he uses a magic device to look back into prehistoric times and see living dinosaurs. ⓘ |
| producer | Herbert M. Dawley ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 11 minutes (surviving version) ⓘ |
| setting | Slumber Mountain ⓘ |
| stars |
Herbert M. Dawley
ⓘ
Willis H. O’Brien ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
live-action
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stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| writer | Willis H. O’Brien ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ghost of Slumber Mountain Description of subject: The Ghost of Slumber Mountain is a pioneering 1918 silent fantasy film known for its early use of stop-motion animation to bring dinosaurs and other creatures to life.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain universe
this entity surface form:
The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918 film)