Shadows
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"Shadows" is a 1922 American silent drama film, notable for its exploration of racial prejudice and for featuring Lon Chaney in a prominent role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shadows canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10680447 — 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: Shadows Context triple: [Priscilla Bonner, notableWork, Shadows]
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A.
Shadows
Shadows is a groundbreaking 1959 American independent drama film by John Cassavetes, celebrated for its improvisational style and candid exploration of race and relationships in New York City.
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B.
Moonshadow
"Moonshadow" is a gentle, folk-inspired song by Cat Stevens that reflects on resilience and optimism in the face of life's hardships.
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C.
Moonlight Shadow
"Moonlight Shadow" is a 1983 pop-rock song by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, featuring vocals by Maggie Reilly and known for its melodic guitar work and haunting, narrative lyrics.
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D.
White Shadows
"White Shadows" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay from their 2005 album "X&Y."
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E.
Blue Shadows
"Blue Shadows" is a classic blues song by guitarist and singer Lowell Fulson, recognized as one of his signature recordings.
- 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: Shadows Target entity description: "Shadows" is a 1922 American silent drama film, notable for its exploration of racial prejudice and for featuring Lon Chaney in a prominent role.
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A.
Shadows
Shadows is a groundbreaking 1959 American independent drama film by John Cassavetes, celebrated for its improvisational style and candid exploration of race and relationships in New York City.
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B.
Moonshadow
"Moonshadow" is a gentle, folk-inspired song by Cat Stevens that reflects on resilience and optimism in the face of life's hardships.
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C.
Moonlight Shadow
"Moonlight Shadow" is a 1983 pop-rock song by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, featuring vocals by Maggie Reilly and known for its melodic guitar work and haunting, narrative lyrics.
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D.
White Shadows
"White Shadows" is a song by the British rock band Coldplay from their 2005 album "X&Y."
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E.
Blue Shadows
"Blue Shadows" is a classic blues song by guitarist and singer Lowell Fulson, recognized as one of his signature recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The First Born (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Louis Dodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Daniel Gibbs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hester NERFINISHED ⓘ John Malden NERFINISHED ⓘ Yen Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Daniel Gibbs – Walter Long
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hester – Marguerite De La Motte NERFINISHED ⓘ John Malden – Harrison Ford (silent film actor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yen Sin – Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harry Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Tom Forman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Preferred Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Eve Unsell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era of American cinema ⓘ |
| format | silent ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Shadows: A Story of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| leadActor | Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterEthnicityDepicted | Chinese ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lon Chaney performance in yellowface as a Chinese immigrant
ⓘ
exploration of racial prejudice ⓘ |
| portrayalTechnique | yellowface makeup for Chinese character ⓘ |
| producer | B. P. Schulberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | B. P. Schulberg Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical feature ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 70 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Eve Unsell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New England fishing village ⓘ |
| starring |
Harrison Ford (silent film actor)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lon Chaney NERFINISHED ⓘ Marguerite De La Motte NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
small-town moral judgment
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xenophobia toward Chinese immigrants ⓘ |
| theme |
racial prejudice
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redemption ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shadows Description of subject: "Shadows" is a 1922 American silent drama film, notable for its exploration of racial prejudice and for featuring Lon Chaney in a prominent role.
Referenced by (1)
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